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January 27, 1988
San Antonio Register
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FREDDY FASTTALK (Aaron Woods) tries
to convince Robin (Candice Cloughly) that he
should manage her talking snowman Happy
in a show business career. The play "The
Runaway Snowman" by Jill Gallina was
presented Wednesday at Ball Elementary
School by the students. (Staff photo by Steve
Boehm)
The eight year old third grader is a member of
Greater Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and the son of
Mrs. Brenda M. Lam;kin of Seguin and Samuel D.
Woods of San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Watson are
the maternal grandoarents. The paternal grandmother
is Ruth R. N. Woods all of San 'Antonio.
UNIVERSITY
Institutes of learning were first called "universities"
in the twelfth century.__■
Pamela Mitchell Keeps Job
And Cornrows In Marriott
Hotel Dress Code Dispute
Pamela Mitchell is a model ex-
ample of what is referred to in
most corporate circles as an asset.
She has both a bachelor’s and
master’s degree, each from a top
university. Her work record is ex-
emplary. And her dress is neat
and professional.
But recently the J.W. Marriott
Hotel management in Washing-
ton, D.C., questioned whether her
cornrow hairstyle fits their cor-
porate image. They wondered
whether or not it was too “ex-
treme.”
The hotel geheral manager, who
is Black, informed Ms. Mitchell
last November her cornrows
were offensive and they had to be
removed or covered with a wig in
order to avoid “offending the
guests.”
As a hotel reservation agent,
she conducts most of her business
transactions over the tel -phone
and has little or no corit ct with
the public. So naturally she was
surprised by management’s pro-
Pamela
judged by her job performance.
Mitchell, who works full-time as a
personnel assistant at a D.C. tele-
vision station, said she could not
agree to either option because she
did not view cornrows as ex-
treme. Additionally, she pointed
to White female employees who
wore French braids as well as a
wide range of European hair-
styles, many of which could be
considered extreme, who did so
without reprisal.
After review, and considerable
publicity, Marriott Director of
Corporate Relations Robert T.
Sourers ruled, “the policy wasn’t
being properly interpreted (by ho-
tel management).” Hence, Ms.
Mitchell would not be fired for
wearing cornrows.
Marriott’s policy forbidding “ex-
treme modes of dress” will remain
in place, said Sourers. And
though Ms. Mitchell’s particular
hairstyle isn’t extreme “there are
some cornrow hairstyles that
would be considered extreme...”
Despite Ms. Mitchell’s job no
(i longer being in jeopardy, investi-
' gations initiated bv_ lawsuits she
filed at the D.C. Office of Human
Rights and the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission
are continuing.
In a related EEOC
proceeding,
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cause of her termination after
refusing to remo'ro cover her
cornrows \
That lawsuit, and several similar
ones, has been brought by Black
'women employees challenging
Hyatt’s anti-braids policy.
yWorld of Sports
by Lloyd Wells
Nfew Yorfc City--\te arrived
here Tuesday rrormng and
ex-chanrp Eddie Mist a fa
IVlivnnrad picked us up and w?
visited with family, before lie
drove us dcwn to At lant ic
Ci ty.
W are one of the lucky few
to get a-suite a Trurp Plaza
Ibtelwhere we will be until
Friday night’s showdown
between Larry Holmes and
Mike Tyson. Fddie is still
talking about fighting
again, but we won’t
believe that until we see
him in the ring again. I’ll
have all the inside scoop
on everything that took
place at the fight in .next
Jweek’s paper; so get ready
Tor what you won’t be
able to read in the dailies.
Tommy Hearns is back
from Africa and he and
just about all of the
champs in boxing will be
here. Big George Foreman
was in Florida when 1 left
Houston and we expect to
see him here for the fight.
George's Caesars Palace
fight has been moved from
Feb. to late March in Las
Vegas...Bob Tucker, father
of former champ Tony
Tucker, was- in Houston
last week meeting With
Bob Spagnola of HBA.
■ The NFL games a few
weeks ago were thrillers
right down to the
wire...We lived and died
"with Doug Williams as he
had a bad day throwing
the ball for Washington.
But he did hit on the two
TD's that won the came
nouncement her hairstyle was not
suitable for her position.
Later she said she was even
more dumbfounded when in-
formed this “infraction” of the
hotel’s dress code would cause her
her to lose her $8.20-hourly, part-
time job “not over the quality of
my work but because of my hair.”
Confounded by the situation, she
added, “Usually if someone is los-
ing their job it’s over the quality
of their work not their hair.”
Marriott Front Division Manag-
er Terry Weil told Jet Ms. Mitch-
ell was given the option of re-
styling her hair or covering her
cornrows with a wig.
Under the circumstances, ft!
Vote for New Leadership
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for the Redskins, over a
great Minnesota team.
Thus Williams will be the
first Black Qb to ever
start in a Super ,Bown, as
he will go up against
Denver's John Elway'
If the Oilers had
"Stagger Lee" against the
•BTdncos, Ttien Denvet had—
"Doodie Woo" against the
Browns, as their "Dufas"
Coach (Genius?) gave up
the potential winning
points (2) on that safety,
theefcall and field position
to give Cleveland a shot
at winning (not tying) th^“
game and had theyu
thrown the last "Hail
Mary" pass in the middle
of the Held, tehy would
have lost the game...We
put him right in the
corner with Bill Walsh,
who "froze" Jerry Rice
out of the ball, as they
lost to Minnesota . and
Jerry Glanville. But Dan
Reeves will probably win
this year's Super Bown on
the great skills of John
Elway, who can run and
thrown the football. Doug
can throw the ball, but we
found out last Sunday, He
can't run it anymore at
his advanced age for a Qb.
As soon as we return
from the Tyson-1 lolmes
fight we will head out to
San Diego for the Super
Bowl.
Jimmy "The Greek"
Snyder made the biggest
mistake of his life last
Friday .while he was
interviewed "live" from a
Washington Club. Speaking
about Blacks in
professional sports, Jimmy
made some remarks that
while they mightr have
had some vericaty in their
contex, but not to the
extent he used them.
Thus, he was quickly fired
by CBS, whou couldn't
wait to get off the hook.
Even after Snyder issued a
heai t felt apology to
everyone. "He said he was
truly sorry."
Meeting with Jesse
Jackson on Sunday in DC,
•afmr he ! -d been dumped
by CBS , Jackson said
CBS should not have fired
the commentator, after he
had said he wanted to
atone for what he had said
by writing letters to
several black athletes
expressing his sorrow about
the incident. It sparked a
national outcry the
Why Wait....
Together
If r Can
Make It
Happen Now!
aftermath of the "live"
broadcast, prior to the NFL
playoff game between
Washington and Minnesota
in the nation's capitol.
The truth often hurts, but
this time "The Grek" will
feet the pain more than
anyone else regarding his
statements.
And such is what he will
always be remembered for
whenever his name comes
up again. It is a sad way to
end a lifetime of sports for
a 70 year old man. We feel
sorry for him.
USA Today last week h'
listed all the black Qbs j:-
that have played in the
NFL starting with Willie :*•
Thrower back in 19.53 with
the Chicago Bears. They .
left out Sandy Stephens, y
who was witfi the Kansas •’
Crty-Chiefs-m-19 & c ——
when he first moved to •;
Missouri. -Sandy was an All \
American from Minnesota /
and took the snap as a !-
T-formation, QB for I lank ’*
Strain's Chiefs.
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Coleman
.State Rep.
District 120
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