Posts Tagged ‘Blackface’
On the Long Tradition of the Imitative Performance of Blackness
Ayanna Thompson Considers the History of Minstrelsy, Racial Tropes, and the White Gaze.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – In a year of BLM protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
The ambivalence surrounding Black Pete’s status in the Netherlands is not an isolated issue. Rather, it mirrors an international unease about the function and significance of blackface images and performances globally.
Read MoreReggie Jackson: Why the bully in Blackface never really has to apologize
Those who use blackface and feign ignorance of are guilty of bullying. Such bullying indicates a total disregard for the feelings of African Americans and the sometimes violent consequences of such actions.
Read MoreLouisiana police issue statement regarding officers’ blackface pictures
By Brianna Rhodes, thegrio.com A Louisiana police department is the latest culprit tied to a blackface yearbook scandal this month. According to NBC News, an old photo has circulated revealing two white Baton Rouge officers, Lt. Don Stone and Capt. Frankie Caruso, wearing paint on their face and body appearing to be Black. The picture, which is over twenty-years-old, has caused the…
Read MoreRalph Northam, blackface and medical apartheid: An American nightmare
Governor Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo in black face is just the latest public image medicine apartheid. How many more instances of such practices have yet to be uncovered?
Read MoreFlorida Secretary of State Resigns After Blackface Photos Surface
By Adeel Hassan, New York Times The newly installed official who oversees elections in the critical swing state of Florida resigned on Thursday after a newspaper obtained photos of him dressed in blackface at a 2005 Halloween party. The official, Michael Ertel, a Republican who had served as Florida’s secretary of state for only two…
Read MoreCovington Catholic Students In Blackface Underline Race Issues At Private School
Covington Catholic High School students receive backlash for incident during MLK weekend. Further allegations arise as videos of students in blackface at a basketball game emerge.
Read MoreUCLA students protest after partygoers wear blackface at Kanye West-themed frat party
It’s hard to believe that we have to protest Blackface in 2015, yet a recent frat party at UCLA has driven activists to the streets.
Read MoreWhite Teacher Reinstated After Blackface Lesson
A Michigan teacher was put on paid leave for educating his 8th-grade class about blackface but is back at work.
Read MoreA Disrespectful Halloween Costume is Causing Social Media Controversy
Two Florida men have sparked outrage after making fun of the teenager and the man who murdered him.
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