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NBA: Clippers F Blake Griffin Out Up To Six Weeks With Broken Kneecap

 

Bad luck continues to befall the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, as their #1 draft pick, Blake Griffin, will have to sit out up to six weeks with a stress fracture in his left kneecap.

Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward Hosts Biracial Korean Children

 

This past weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward played host to biracial children from Korea who are part of his Helping Hands Foundation, an organization whose goal is to end racism against biracial Koreans.

FILM: "Bi-Racial Hair"

Beige World recently came across this fascinating short film by Lisa Russell, Bi-Racial Hair, in which a 13-year-old girl, Zora, recites a poem entitled "Bi-Racial Hair," which details her struggles with racial identity as a biracial child:   

The footage of Zora's recitation of "Bi-Racial Hair" was from her live performance at 2006 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam.

The film originally aired on the PBS series Independent Lens in February, 2009, for Black History Month, and received a Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Advanced Media Interactivity.

INTERVIEW: Sineta Roker

Recently, Beige World editor in chief David Burnett spoke with former American Idol contestant Sineta Roker to discuss her music career.

Complex Magazine: The 10 Hottest Multiracial Women

Recently, Complex Magazine released its list of the 10 hottest multiracial women.  You be the judge.

Happy Birthday, Phil Lynott!

Today (August 20th) would have been the 60th birthday of Phil Lynott (1949-1985), frontman for the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy.

Thin Lizzy is perhaps best known for their hit single "The Boys Are Back In Town," a rock classic from their 1976 album Jailbreak:

Mya To Compete On "Dancing With The Stars"

On Monday (August 17th), recording artist Mya was named as a contestant for the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars.

Reverend Ike (1935 - 2009) And The Self-Help Movement

Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II - commonly referred to as Reverend Ike - recently passed away on July 28th at the age of 74, after complications from a stroke he suffered two years ago.

Many people may not know this, but Reverend Ike was, in fact, multiracial - part African-American, and part Dutch-Indonesian.

Regardless of how you feel about him and his ministry, one thing that was evident about Reverend Ike was how much of a pioneer and trailblazer he was in the self-help movement.

Here's an interesting YouTube clip of an excerpt from one of his sermons during the 1970's (entitled "You Deserve The Best!"), during which he talks about how our thoughts and feelings dictate our personal growth and development.

His "Science of Living" (also known as "Thinkanomics") is very reminiscent of similar philosophies shared by Napoleon Hill ("Think And Grow Rich"), Norman Vincent Peale ("The Power of Positive Thinking"), and Rhonda Byrne ("The Secret").

Rod Woodson Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame

On Saturday (August 8th), NFL defensive back Rod Woodson was formally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Back on January 31st, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

During his 17-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, and Oakland Raiders, Woodson was named to the Pro Bowl 11 times (a record for a defensive back), and set the NFL record for most career interceptions for touchdowns (12).  In 1994, he was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team.

In an emotional moment during his acceptance speech, he touched on the challenges of growing up biracial, and as the child of an interracial marriage.

Currently, Woodson is an analyst for the NFL Total Access on the NFL Network.

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

President Barack Obama is 48 years old today (August 4th).

He also surprised the press - in particular, reporter Helen Thomas, whose birthday is also today - with cupcakes: