Heartbreaking: Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys Legend Just Passed Away at the Aged of 55….see…more…
Heartbreaking: Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys Legend Just Passed Away at the Aged of 55….see…more…
Emmitt Smith probably wasn’t the first NFL legend you expected to stick his neck out as such a powerful voice for DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – as opposition intensifies on many fronts.
Think again.
During a wide-ranging interview with USA TODAY Sports, Smith, 55, passionately doubled down on the scathing statement he issued in March that denounced the elimination of DEI programs at his alma mater, the University of Florida. The school’s action was prompted by a controversial state law passed in 2023 that bans Florida’s public universities and colleges from any spending on DEI.