Hampton University has made national headlines as news spread that the campus has crowned its first non-African American homecoming queen.  Newly-crowned HU senior and Hawaii native Nikole Churchill says she represents the multicultural change that has not only happened at Hampton, but across the world.  Churchill has taken the controversy all the way to the White House as she penned a letter to President Obama asking for his support.

Churchill wrote :

“I am hoping that perhaps you would be able to make an appearance to my campus, Hampton University, so that my fellow Hamptonians can stop focusing so much on the color of my skin and doubting my abilities to represent, but rather be proud of the changes our nation is making towards accepting diversity. People are even nicknaming me, “lil Obama” because of various reasons. This is truly an honor as well!”

While Churchill feels the only issue is her race, other students have complained that Churchill attends the university via satellite and doesn’t have a campus presence.

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