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'Star Wars' actor Billy Dee Williams says blackface should be allowed, and that he 'loved' one of its most notorious uses
"Star Wars" actor Billy Dee Williams said actors should be allowed to use blackface, and he loved L…
Eammon Jacobs
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Parents say a Miami preschool painted toddlers in blackface for a Black History Month lesson, report says
The school's director told one mother she was confused about why the photo of kids with brown paint…
Alia Shoaib
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Employees at the $2 billion e-commerce startup Rokt once saw a photo of a colleague in blackface during a company Zoom meeting
Rokt employees said they were shocked when a colleague shared a photo of someone in blackface durin…
Jack Newsham,Madeline Stone
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US Jewish groups urge those celebrating Purim not to wear offensive blackface or costumes that might stereotype minority groups
Following an incident in New Jersey last year, six US Jewish groups have urged those celebrating Pu…
Joshua Zitser
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A Massachusetts daycare that used blackface for a Black History Month activity is reportedly now closing. One parent says she still wants 'accountability.'
"I have to talk to them about this. I have to explain to them why this is wrong. The school should …
Taylor Ardrey
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A Massachusetts daycare apologized for using blackface as an activity to celebrate Black History Month
"We are sorry about it and we mean it!" IC Kids Montessori said in a statement after parents compla…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Parents in Iowa are suing a school over a video that shows a white student pretending to execute another student wearing blackface
The parents said that by not informing them of the video, the school prevented them from "being abl…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An Oregon elementary school teacher showed up to school in blackface to protest a vaccine mandate
An elementary school teacher in Oregon showed up to school in blackface and claimed to be represent…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Madison Hall
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Current and former Rokt employees told Insider about blackface, booze, and blurred lines
In today's edition: How one viral TikTok inspired an unprecedented surge in car thefts, Salesforce …
Diamond Naga Siu
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'Jaws' star Richard Dreyfuss says the Oscars' new diversity rules 'make me vomit' and complained that actors can't be in blackface anymore
Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss told PBS that actors shouldn't "have to give in to the latest, most c…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A 33-year-old Texas man may have posed as a Black man when he killed the mother of his 1-year-old child, authorities say
According to the Dallas Morning News, police discovered dark makeup foundation and a fake beard in …
Taylor Ardrey
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A top Liberty University basketball player is transferring after Jerry Falwell Jr. tweeted a blackface photo
"The racial insensitivities shown within the leadership and culture simply do not align with my mor…
K. Thor Jensen
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A TikTok account called 'blackfacehypehouse' reportedly amassed over 1 million views on racist videos showing people in blackface
Purported videos, which had over 1 million views before it was removed, showed a person depicted in…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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A Virginia town council member apologized after he posted a photo on Facebook wearing blackface
A Virginia politician apologized for a Halloween costume for which he reportedly appeared to darken…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Cheerleading influencer and 'Cheer' star Gabi Butler apologizes for blackface photo, and says it was part of a Navarro College cheer team initiation ritual
In 2018, team vets told the rookie class to dress in all-black clothing and paint their faces black…
Geoff Weiss
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Ben Stiller says he makes 'no apologies' for 'Tropic Thunder,' which featured Robert Downey Jr. in blackface: 'It's always been a controversial movie'
Stiller said he made "no apologies" for the 2008 film "Tropic Thunder" when a Twitter user asked hi…
JP Mangalindan
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'The Bachelor' frontrunner Greer Blitzer apologized for her 'misguided' and 'wrong' arguments defending Blackface in an old tweet: 'Time and age do not excuse my actions'
Blitzer, who received the first impression rose in the season premiere, apologized on Tuesday for d…
Esme Mazzeo
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A'ziah 'Zola' King says Riley Keough's extreme 'blaccent' in 'Zola' isn't exaggerated: 'That was the reality'
Keough and Taylour Paige play strippers in "Zola," based on King's viral tweet thread recounting a …
Debanjali Bose
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From one of Britain's most popular toys to the target of police raids: how a children's doll became a symbol of racism
The landlord of a British pub posted a Facebook photo of "golliwogs" displayed over the bar. "They …
Isobel van Hagen
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'Bachelorette' star Erich Schwer apologizes after a yearbook photo of him in Blackface surfaces online: 'I am deeply ashamed by my actions'
Erich Schwer's blackface photos are the latest race-related controversy "The Bachelor" franchise is…