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By Julissa Catalan Pop star and producer Pharrell Williams has had an amazing year in the public eye, with the commercial success of his single “Happy” and the countless other hits he’s produced—that is, until now. Williams is featured on Elle UK‘s July cover, with the magazine saying its choice…
By Albert Lin The pressure on owner Daniel Snyder to change the name of the National Football League’s Washington Redskins is increasing. On Thursday, a letter signed by 49 United States Senators was sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, urging the league to back a name change for the franchise….
By Julissa Catalan A well-known model is defending herself from controversy following a “redface” photoshoot. Following the recent backlash from Vogue Magazine’s Blackface spread, it is confusing as to why veteran model Heidi Klum would follow suit and promote contestants from Germany’s Next Top Model sporting “redface,” but she did….
By Albert Lin Gayles President Obama nominated five people for federal judgeships on Wednesday as the White House touted the President’s “unprecedented commitment expanding the diversity of our nation’s highest courts.” Of the five, only one, Paul Byron, is a white male. The others are two women (Beth Bloom and…
By Chris Hoenig American Indians call themselves many things. There are tribes and tribal leaders they identify with. Celebrities and athletes, past and present. Athletes. Yes, there have been American Indians who were professional athletesone of the greatest pro athletes ever, Jim Thorpe, was of both American Indian and European…
By Albert Lin Burger King is not the only company with a poor-taste problem in fast-food-restaurant marquees. An employee at a Sonic in the Kansas City suburb of Belton, Mo., put the following on an exterior sign board in advance of Sunday’s Kansas City ChiefsWashington Redskins football game in Landover,…
By Chris Hoenig Some of the best Halloween costumes are the most topical: dressing up as the sports star of the moment or one of the actors in that year’s Hollywood blockbuster are almost surefire hits. But so are some of the worst, and one of this year’s costumes is…
If you asked Rick Waters, National Director of Tribal Partnerships for the University of Phoenix, how he classifies himself, he’d say, “I am Cherokee American Indian.” If you asked the same question of Reverend John Norwood, Tribal Council member and Principal Justice for the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, he’d say…
By Chris Hoenig There’s a disagreement in Washington, D.C., that’s making headlines across the country, and it has nothing to do with the budget or the deficit. Instead, it’s a battle between the owner of D.C.’s pro football team, the Washington Redskins, and millions of Americans who think it’s time…
This article is part of a DiversityInc series: “What the #$@! is Wrong With Sports” CLICK HERE for more of this special series. By Manuel McDonnell Smith and Chris Hoenig In Port Townsend, Wash., the end of June marked not only the closing of the books for the 201213 school…
