{"id":273585,"date":"2025-04-08T04:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/they-wont-put-a-person-like-me-on-tv\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","slug":"they-wont-put-a-person-like-me-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/they-wont-put-a-person-like-me-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThey won&#8217;t put a person like me on TV\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4864421\" data-slug-id=\"2462989\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fred Kerley recently opened up about the challenges of being a black athlete in America. The Olympic medalist highlighted the little media coverage he gets, and spoke about being treated as \u2018less than\u2019 other people.<\/p>\n<p>Kerley had been one of the best sprinters Team USA has produced in recent years. The 29-year-old turned pro in 2017, and won a silver at the World Championships in the 4x400m relay later that same year. At the 2019 Championships, he won bronze in the 400m. In 2020, the American switched to the 100m sprint. In the shorter distance, Kerley has won an Olympic silver and bronze, and the 2022 World Championships gold.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/fred-kerley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Fred Kerley<\/a> claimed that despite his multiple medal-winning performances in major international competitions, he has not received the media coverage he deserves. Speaking on the Pivot Podcast, he highlighted the reality of being a black athlete in America, stating that he often got overlooked in favour of lighter-skinned or white athletes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;m a n***a, they don&#8217;t really care about putting me on TV. If you go look at 2021 (and) even this past year, everybody got their TV time. But they won&#8217;t put a person like me on TV because they feel like I&#8217;m less than most people. They\u2019d rather have light-skinned brothers, a light-skinned sister or the white person on TV. Or a different sport, but most of us track guys get belittled most of the time,\u201d he said (at 25:37).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Fred Kerley registers disappointing finish at Grand Slam Track<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"In Picture: Kerley in action at the Silesia Diamond League Chorzow 2024 (Image Source: Getty)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"In Picture: Kerley in action at the Silesia Diamond League Chorzow 2024 (Image Source: Getty)\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5f030-17440840563154-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201371%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>In Picture: Kerley in action at the Silesia Diamond League Chorzow 2024 (Image Source: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After an impressive 2024 season that saw him win the 100m bronze at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/summer-olympics\/paris-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Paris Olympics<\/a>, Fred Kerley has dealt with a mixed bag of results so far in 2025. He made his season debut on March 22, when he competed at the Trojan Invite at the Loker Track Stadium in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In his season opener, Kerley clocked a 10.23s in the 100m, clinching the win with ease. A few days later, the American competed in the 4x100m relay at the Texas Relays, taking his second win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Post this, Kerley headed to Kingston for the inaugural meet of Michael Johnson&#8217;s Grand Slam Track. Competing in the short sprints event group, the Olympic medalist registered a disappointing seventh place finish in the 100m. He put on a better performance in the 200m, clocking 20.39s to finish third.<\/p>\n<p>After his lukewarm performance in Kingston, Fred Kerley will return to action at Grand Slam Track in May, competing at the league&#8217;s second stop in Miami.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1214275-1715096588-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Riddhi Acharya&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nRiddhi is a journalist who covers Indian sports and US Olympic sports at Sportskeeda. 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