The Hill Report:

MSNBC was ripped up on social media after a Los Angeles Times story touting “The Woman Warriors of NBC” was flagged by former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien and others for lacking women of color.

The story featured the following MSNBC anchors Nicolle Wallace, Stephanie Ruhle, Hallie Jackson, Katy Tur, and Andrea Mitchell.

According to the story, the network made an effort to add more women to its lineup after facing criticism for the “sluggish” investigation of sexual harassment claims at NBC that included allegations against high-profile “Today” show host Matt Lauer.

“The five female anchors who now shape most of the daytime news programming at MSNBC,” reads the MSNBC tweet to its 2.5 million followers.

The five female anchors who now shape most of the daytime news programming at MSNBC. https://t.co/VJniTZEIZU — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 6, 2019

O’Brien, who now works for a Hearst TV weekly talk show but was previously employed by CNN, NBC and MSNBC, took to Twitter to point out the omission.

Zero women of color in this picture. https://t.co/16g4EMVm34 — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 6, 2019

O’Brien wrote in a tweet “Zero women of color in this picture,” liked nearly 10,000 times as of Friday afternoon.

Other outraged individuals also weighed in to ask why the network had to place its African American hosts, including Joy-Ann Reid, in weekend slots only.

Congrats to all. They are great, sharp and this is well earned. But there are no people of color in this photo. It's 2019. It's America. There's no excuses. And everyone should be embarrassed by it. https://t.co/NjYx9hHx5z — Wajahat "Please Stay Home If You Can" Ali (@WajahatAli) June 6, 2019

Conservative provocateur Ann Coulter has previously weighed in on the issue of diversity at the network.

Which reminds me: Why does MSNBC put all its black hosts on the low-rated weekend ghetto? This must change! #ParityatNBC #NBCWhiteNationalists — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) May 20, 2019

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