as previously reported by theGrio<\/a>, the talk show host felt equally blind sided by the decision to replace her with Megyn Kelly. An unnamed source close to Hall at the time reported that the news came just days after executives congratulated the team for the show\u2019s high rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cShe wasn\u2019t going to settle for sitting on the sidelines,\u201d the source said.\u00a0\u201cShe basically said thank you, but no thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hall, who has worked in the industry for years, remembers her mother being particularly proud of her decision to leave the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother was always proud, but she said to me, \u2018I am so proud of you, because do you know how many times we\u2019ve had to get off the sidewalk for someone else to walk?\u2019\u201d Hall recalled. \u201cI thought about all the other young Black women in journalism, and I said, if they see me lose, they may think they can\u2019t win. And that day is why I turned it down. And I\u2019m not trying to sound like I was a sacrifice or anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, but you understood your position on one of the top morning shows in the world,\u201d Evans added before Hall concluded: \u201cAnd I understood that that did not define me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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