ESPN's Malika Andrews got candid about criticism she's received about a perceived racial bias in her reporting. Andrews, 29, appeared on NBA star DeMar DeRozan's mental health conversation series, Dinners With DeMar,

Malika Andrews at an event. Malika Andrews has cleared the air and addressed the criticisms regarding her coverage of Black athletes, particularly in the NBA . Throughout her tenure with ESPN, Andrews has made some interesting criticisms of Black athletes and their off-the-court issues.

Malika Andrews shares the rumors she has a bias when reporting on Black athletes compared to their white peers.

That’s been the hardest thing for me sometimes, stomaching the falsehoods, particularly this [idea of], ‘You hate Black men,’ that couldn’t be further from the truth,” Andrews said. “And using my family or the way that my family looks as some sort of evidence of that.

Malika Andrews addresses accusations of unfairly targeting Black men, defending her reporting integrity and navigating criticism in sports journalism.

ESPN host Malika Andrews has become a force to be reckoned with over the past few years, but that doesn't mean it's been smooth sailing. Andrews worked for the Chicago Tribune before joining ESPN in October 2018.

Malika Andrews is taking back her narrative. Throughout her meteoric rise in the sports media space, the ESPN analyst has, more than once, become the story. Pundits have long painted Andrews as biased,