Marc Lamont Hill (born December 17, 1978) is an American academic,
author, activist, and television personality. He is a Professor of
Media Studies and Urban Education at Temple University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He was the host of the syndicated
television show Our World with Black Enterprise and hosts the online
Internet-based HuffPost Live. He is also a BET News correspondent, and
a former political commentator for CNN and Fox News. Hill also hosts
VH1 Live! and reunion shows for Basketball Wives. Hill was fired from
his position as a commentator for CNN after remarks before the U.N. on
the Arabâ€"Israeli conflict that were perceived as anti-Semitic.Hill
was born and raised in Philadelphia. At 14 years of age, Hill met
future NBA star Kobe Bryant at a basketball summer camp, and the two
became close friends and remained so until Bryant's death. After
graduating from Carver High School, a public school in Philadelphia,
Hill attended Morehouse College, a private liberal arts college, but
says he spent his time "hanging out and getting in trouble", and
dropped out of Morehouse when he was a freshman. He finished his
undergraduate studies at Temple University, where he received his B.S.
in education and Spanish in 2000, and he later earned a Ph.D. at the
University of Pennsylvania.
author, activist, and television personality. He is a Professor of
Media Studies and Urban Education at Temple University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He was the host of the syndicated
television show Our World with Black Enterprise and hosts the online
Internet-based HuffPost Live. He is also a BET News correspondent, and
a former political commentator for CNN and Fox News. Hill also hosts
VH1 Live! and reunion shows for Basketball Wives. Hill was fired from
his position as a commentator for CNN after remarks before the U.N. on
the Arabâ€"Israeli conflict that were perceived as anti-Semitic.Hill
was born and raised in Philadelphia. At 14 years of age, Hill met
future NBA star Kobe Bryant at a basketball summer camp, and the two
became close friends and remained so until Bryant's death. After
graduating from Carver High School, a public school in Philadelphia,
Hill attended Morehouse College, a private liberal arts college, but
says he spent his time "hanging out and getting in trouble", and
dropped out of Morehouse when he was a freshman. He finished his
undergraduate studies at Temple University, where he received his B.S.
in education and Spanish in 2000, and he later earned a Ph.D. at the
University of Pennsylvania.
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