By Julissa Catalan Derrick Gordon made history this week by becoming the first NCAA’s Division I basketball player to publically come out. The UMass sophomore starter made his announcement in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday. “I just didn’t want to hide anymore, in any way,” Gordon told ESPN. “I…
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NBA Star John Amaechi on Diversity & Inclusion: Hate Speech Goes Beyond N- and F-Words
Diversity and inclusion awarenessand the use of mindfully chosen wordsholds the antidote to dissolving stereotypes and slurs. Former NBA player John Amaechi discovered the power of words when he first was called the N-worda kid with a mullet yelled it out of a passing clunker car as a college-aged Amaechi…