{"id":507888,"date":"2022-11-08T17:22:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/black-leaders-protest-msnbcs-tiffany-cross-firing-demand-meeting-with-network\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:22:41","slug":"black-leaders-protest-msnbcs-tiffany-cross-firing-demand-meeting-with-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-leaders-protest-msnbcs-tiffany-cross-firing-demand-meeting-with-network\/","title":{"rendered":"#Black leaders protest MSNBC&#8217;s Tiffany Cross firing, demand meeting with network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ef0904e982\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ef0904e982\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-leaders-protest-msnbcs-tiffany-cross-firing-demand-meeting-with-network\/#%E2%80%9CBlack_leaders_protest_MSNBCs_Tiffany_Cross_firing_demand_meeting_with_network%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Black leaders protest MSNBC&#8217;s Tiffany Cross firing, demand meeting with network&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBlack_leaders_protest_MSNBCs_Tiffany_Cross_firing_demand_meeting_with_network%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Black leaders protest MSNBC&#8217;s Tiffany Cross firing, demand meeting with network&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A group of more than 40 black leaders across politics and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reportedly slammed MSNBC over its decision to cut ties with controversial weekend anchor Tiffany Cross.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders, including NAACP president Derrick Johnson, Color of Change president Rashad Robinson and ex-ESPN personality Jemele Hill, have requested a meeting with MSNBC President Rashida Jones to address the situation, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/11\/07\/2022\/black-leaders-want-a-meeting-with-rashida-jones-over-tiffany-cross-firing\">Semafor reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed in the abrupt cancellation of the Cross Connection and the unexpected ouster of its host, just four days before a critical midterm election,\u201d the top officials said in a letter to MSNBC brass.<\/p>\n<p>The ousted anchor\u2019s defenders added the meeting was necessary to \u201cdiscuss a path forward that is restorative to the reputation and dignity of Ms. Cross.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>In the letter, the officials also criticized MSNBC for deciding not to renew Cross\u2019 contract just a few weeks after Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019 Tucker <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/tucker-carlson-open-race-hate-forms-much-msnbcs-substance\">Carlson blasted her comments<\/a> on race in a segment. During the segment, Carlson accused Cross of \u201cgenocidal talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis intentional misrepresentation of her platform amounted to no less than a direct attack, and should have engendered immediate defense and support of Ms. Cross by her parent network,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, it appears that NBCUniversal has allowed Fox News to dictate its hiring and unwarranted firing decisions. We cannot afford to be bullied by those who willingly and wantonly drag this country backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate Twitter thread, Hill said that she was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill\/status\/1588571639817437184\">\u201coutraged\u2019 by MSNBC\u2019s decision.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An MSNBC spokesperson confirmed to Semafor that the network received the letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Tiffany-Cross-26-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tiffany Cross\" class=\"wp-image-24569753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Tiffany-Cross-26-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Tiffany-Cross-26-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Tiffany-Cross-26-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tiffany Cross said she was \u201cdisheartened\u201d by MSNBC\u2019s decision.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Texas Conferenc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jemele-Hill-98.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jemele Hill\" class=\"wp-image-24569748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jemele-Hill-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jemele-Hill-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Jemele-Hill-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jemele Hill said she was \u201coutraged\u201d by MSNBC\u2019s decision.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of our long history celebrating diversity on and off air at MSNBC and throughout the News Group. This is an ongoing effort, and we\u2019ll continue to elevate diverse perspectives and voices during this election season and beyond,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to MSNBC for further comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>As The Post reported, Cross did not get a contract renewal offer from MSNBC and abruptly exited the left-leaning network after two years. The surprise ouster followed several instances in which Cross purportedly rankled MSNBC executives by making controversial remarks on-air.<\/p>\n<p>Variety reported that Cross\u2019 relationship with MSNBC \u2018was becoming frayed\u201d prior to the decision, with an insider telling the outlet that her behavior did not meet the network\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n<p>One such incident occurred during her recent appearance on Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cHell of a Week with Charlamagne,\u201d when cross referred to Florida as \u201cthe d\u2014k of the country\u201d when asked which state Democrats could afford to lose in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida literally looks like the d\u2013k of the country, so let\u2019s get rid of Florida,\u201d Cross said. \u201cLet\u2019s castrate Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Rashida-Jones-msnbc-94.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rashida Jones\" class=\"wp-image-24569749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Rashida-Jones-msnbc-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Rashida-Jones-msnbc-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Rashida-Jones-msnbc-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Black leaders have requested a meeting with MSNBC President Rashida Jones.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Concordia Summi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cross also referred to Republican lawmakers as \u201cwhite supremacists\u201d after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse. She also argued that inherent racism in the NFL among \u201cwhite owners\u201d and \u201cwhite coaches\u201d contributed to an incident in which Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>Cross later responded to MSNBC\u2019s move in a lengthy statement, writing that she was \u201cdisheartened\u201d by the decision and noting that her show \u201cThe Cross Connection\u201d was canceled just before the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Cross has previously clashed with media personality Megyn Kelly, who celebrated her rival\u2019s firing in an episode of her podcast last week and described the ex-MSNBC anchor as \u201cthe most racist person in all of television.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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