Diversity Management, News and Updates
For the first time in their 66-year history, Disney parks have welcomed a Black Santa into their annual holiday festivities. CNN’s Natasha Chen reported that “at both Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, a Black Santa has been spotted at certain…
For some, only a white Santa Claus can come to their town. By Sheryl Estrada Larry “Santa Larry” Jefferson poses with a child. For the first time, the Santa Claus greeting children at Santa Experience in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., was a Black man. But, a nonwhite…
By Chris Hoenig FOX News host Megyn Kelly has gone on the offensive in defending herself against a media firestorm after her controversial comments last week about Santa’s race. On her show, The Kelly File, on Friday, Kelly said her comments and discussion with an all-white panel were “tongue-in-cheek” and…
By Albert Lin The racial identity of Santa Claus remains a contentious topic after a New Mexico high school teacher told a Black ninth-grader that he should not be wearing a Santa hat and beard because “Santa is white.” School officials announced on Friday that the male teacher, whose identity…
By Chris Hoenig A “straight news anchor” at a cable news network known for its “War on Christmas” segments is in a war (of words) with another journalist over one of Christmas’s biggest (literally) symbols. It began with a Tuesday morning column from Slate culture blogger Aisha Harris discussing her…
By Chris Hoenig We’ve seen racist stereotypes promoted with distasteful costumes on Halloween, but a billboard posted inside an Indiana University dorm used Christmas to cause anger over the same thing. The board, posted inside Harper dormitory, asked “Can Santa Claus Be a Black Man” in an attempt to spark…
