ESPN's Maria Taylor on fighting voter suppression with LeBron and using her voice to create change. (via CNBCMakeIt)
As an ESPN analyst and host, Maria Taylor is known for breaking down the play-by-play of college football, volleyball and basketball.
. "I know this is an issue in my city specifically and I feel like it actually affects me personally."As a native of Atlanta, she says she wants the community that she and her family grew up in to "be recognized and have their voices heard." "I used to think that as long as I'm doing the work that I didn't have to say anything," she says. "Like my actions would speak louder than words. And so for me, it was having a nonprofit and focusing on diversity. And I was like, if anyone knows who I am personally then they would know what I stand for."play out on TV, she felt like she could no longer be silent about the work she was doing or her thoughts about racial injustice.
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