I will keep it to officiating for a second.
Name one white official that has facial hair at the D1 or pro levels of any league?
I cannot name one.
Guess what, I can name several African-Americans that do.
Johnny Grier--NFL (there is another Black Referee or White hat that has a mustache; I just do not know his name right now).
Steve Paman--Big Ten Football
Danny Crawford--NBA
Tom Rucker--D1 Official retired
Donny Gray--D1 Basketball Official, Big Ten, ACC and Conference USA to name a few.
(There is even one in the Big East, but I do not know his name)
Now would someone tell me that there is not something there based on culture? Now as an African-American, most of the Black males I know have some type of facial hair regardless of profession and economic status. Now why is that? Could it be that facial hair does not come with the stigma or societal issues in the African-American community that it seems to be in the larger society of non-whites?
I am sure you can find someone that is African-American that likes Rock and Roll music and thinks groups like KISS and Led Zeppelin were the best band ever. But most of the African-Americans that I come in contact with on a very regular basis seem to like 50 Cent, Ludacris or older groups like the O'Jays, Patty Labelle, Teddy Pendergrass and Smokey Robinson. I am sure there are all kinds of people that like both of these types of music, but it seems that African-Americans are drawn much more to Hip Hop and R&B than they ever will to a group like Aerosmith. Maybe we are all the same in our values and expectations for our lives and what we believe in, but I have yet to see people of my culture rely on what the larger society thinks is good music, food or values. You can always find an exception to a rule, but it is called an exception for a very good reason.
Peace