| 单词 | blackface |
| 例句 | “Barack is viewed in part to be the white man in blackface in our community,” Donne Trotter told the Chicago Reader. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Nothing looms larger in American music than African American music,” he writes, “real, racially fantasized and one-drop-rule conjoined, from blackface minstrelsy to spirituals, ragtime, jazz, blues, rock, soul, hip-hop and E.D.M.” Touring American Pop Music by Way of the Writers Who Have Addressed It 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In the new book, two jarring stories, “The Electric Joy of Service” and “Mercury in Retrograde,” feature futuristic robot slaves “designed … to look like the grossest blackface caricature.” First He Imagined a Town Founded by Rebel Slaves. Now He’s Exploring the Lives There. 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Phetogo uses that substance to invoke blackface, once used in American and European minstrel shows but also in Ghana’s “concert party” performances. Review | In the galleries: A rock-and-roll odyssey through sex, race and religion 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z I mean we still had blackface Othellos quite recently. ‘Fairview’: Watching a Play in Black and White 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z For Arceneaux, it was important that the play not just be about the simple question of blackface, good or bad. Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The 2010 play "Neighbors," in which actors in blackface reference historical minstrel acts, was produced that year at the Matrix Theatre in L.A. Why a MacArthur Foundation grant for playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 31, is no surprise at all 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Little wonder, then, that she, like so many of us, would have such a blind spot for the “awful,” “racist” history of blackface in this country. Why Megyn Kelly’s shoddy understanding of the history of blackface isn’t surprising 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Fey and Robert Carlock, the creators of “30 Rock,” as well as Bill Lawrence of “Scrubs,” requested that episodes of their series featuring blackface be removed from streaming services. What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z As words like “minstrelsy” and “blackface” flew, Simone’s estate tweeted to the actress, “please take Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life.” ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ and Hollywood’s enduring problem with whitewashing 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The song, initially known as One Horse Open Sleigh, was first performed in blackface in a minstrel show in Boston in September 1857, she discovered. Is Jingle Bells racist? Despite backlash from the right, it's not black and white 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z For Kimmel and Fallon, this reckoning included apologizing for having participated in past blackface bits on “The Man Show” and “Saturday Night Live,” respectively. Late Night in 2020: The Show Must Go Home 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z However, in May, HighTide and the Nuffield theatre will present the UK premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's comedy Neighbours, which requires black actors in blackface to play a family of minstrel performers. Actors to wear blackface for 'hackle-raising' new play 2013-01-04T16:32:10Z NBC last year cut ties with host Megyn Kelly after she created a furor by suggesting that it was OK for white people to wear blackface on Halloween. ‘The View’ host Joy Behar silent on old use of blackface 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z There’s Astaire dancing as magically as ever, but he’s in blackface with “the rolling eyes, the white gloves, the Bojangles grin.” Review | While offensive TV shows get pulled, problematic books are still inspiring debate and conversation 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Some scholars who teach blackface traditions questioned the quickness of some to denounce the students, or to mock their insistence on contextualization as a demand for “trigger warnings.” A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z So yes, I turned up, late to a party I was co-hosting, apparently in blackface. 'I unreservedly apologise': What happens when costumes go very, very wrong 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z This is the power and beauty of Arceneaux’s work: Its ability not only to excavate the traumas and travesties of blackface, but to locate them in the fears and desires of the audience, us. Ben Vereen, Ronald Reagan and the travesty of blackface, potently remembered 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A piercing shot captures white men performing minstrel music in blackface, laying out a stark truth about appropriation and racism. 'The Birth of Rock and Roll': Book of found photos tells vivid history 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z How did you feel about the denigrating role of blackface in the original 1920s musical around which the new “Shuffle Along” is built? Tony nominee Savion Glover: Go ahead, call me a Hoofer 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Churchill explains the history well but bogs down when she backtracks to Armstrong’s controversial blackface performance as king of the Zulus in the 1949 New Orleans Mardi Gras. Theater Review: ‘Louis Armstrong,’ From Making Books Sing 2012-11-07T21:30:50Z “I still don’t understand, and I guess this is just my own ignorance, the fact that certain people really hate the whole blackface idea, because this isn’t a movie about blackface.” ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z “He is a clown in blackface sitting on the Supreme Court,” said Takei. George Takei on Clarence Thomas: “He is a clown in blackface sitting on the Supreme Court” 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z This final five minutes of Vereen’s performance is anguished yet defiant, evoking the pain and exploitative power of blackface minstrelsy and the distortions of stereotype. Revisiting Ben Vereen’s Misunderstood Blackface Inaugural Performance 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Rice, the white American performer seen as the father of minstrelsy, claimed to have been inspired to get up at intermission and put on blackface to perform “Jump Jim Crow” for the first time. A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z This time, however, there are Black actors instead of blackface — including Geoffrey Owens, best known for playing Elvin on “The Cosby Show,” who had appeared in earlier episodes and in “Mythic Quest.” It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z On the one hand, their blackface is a cringe-inducing reminder of an embarrassing chapter in American entertainment history. Spectrum’s vivid, volatile ‘Minstrel Show’ hits its mark 2014-02-21T19:49:24Z Soon Sidney and his band are starring in films, until he quits after being asked to don blackface to darken his skin. ‘Babylon’: A Guide to the Characters and Their Real-Life Counterparts 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z What follows, though, is no traditional blackface number. Astaire The Artist, Even in Blackface 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z A day later the state attorney general Mark R. Herring stepped forward to cop that he, too, had worn blackface at a party as an undergrad. How "Dear White People" keeps evolving 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z “Otto” and “Toto” are brown wooden characters with arms as long as their body and extremely large lips, which many likened to blackface or the golliwog. Prada facing backlash over new holiday collection slammed online as 'racist': 'The devil really does wear Prada' 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z You criticized President Obama, called him a “Rockefeller Republican in blackface” and a “neoliberal opportunist.” Cornel West: Is America ‘even capable of treating the masses of Black people with decency and dignity’? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z A Passage to India, the first David Lean film I saw on a big screen, featured Alec Guinness in blackface, which was enough to put anyone off. I've never seen ... Doctor Zhivago 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z In Holland, Black Pete is much cooler than Santa Claus, and everyone wants to be Black Pete, but it's white people in blackface. In dark comedy "The Columnist," a reporter finds that dealing with online trolls is literal murder 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Mooney asked, “What if you wore the blackface as a tribute, like an homage to your hero?” ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Is there any context in which the n-word, or blackface, or a noose is acceptable? Perspective | Can a noose be art? There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington that’s here to challenge your assumptions. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Insensitivity and cluelessness inform its humor, starting with scenes from a flabbergasting blackface party hosted by Winchester’s satirical magazine Pastiche, the school’s version of The Harvard Lampoon. “Dear White People,” listen up: This is the conversation starter about race you’ve wanted 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z In Donald Byrd’s “The Minstrel Show Revisited,” to be performed in Seattle this week by Spectrum Dance Theater, the performers are in blackface, as you might guess, and the subject is race. Donald Byrd’s ‘Minstrel Show’ tackles touchy racial history 2014-02-17T01:42:55Z This year, in response to the controversy sparked by Sam, and in order to reap the attention that he knows would follow, he decides to hold a blackface party. The Mild Controversies of “Dear White People” 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Is it linguistic blackface, with all that implies, or a 12-year-old’s guileless attempt to cobble together a voice of his own from what’s nearest at hand? Bridging the Racial Divide in a Middle School Friendship 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z “It was just these guys in blackface inviting us to come,” she said. ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Though American audiences are probably more familiar with the history of blackface, “redface” is likewise fraught territory. Johnny Depp as Tonto: Is The Lone Ranger Racist? 2013-07-03T16:31:50Z That prompted Linda Bove, a deaf actress on “Sesame Street,” to denounce the decision in the New York Times as “tantamount to putting a white actor in blackface.” His modeling photos got him noticed, but didn’t show one thing: He’s deaf 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z “It would generate images that were like blackface,” she said. Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias, With Algorithms Erasing Their History 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z From witnessing this incident firsthand, I got the idea of rubbing the blackface completely off my face after I shot Jeff’s character with a starter-pistol at the end of the play. ArtsBeat: More Words About Ellen Stewart 2011-01-23T22:13:35Z Protesters objected to the blackface, and reviewers were so uneasy that critic Jason Zinoman wrote a defense of the show in Slate asking, “Is the most ambitious new musical of the Broadway season racist?” Navigating minstrelsy in Kander & Ebb’s ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z For three years, no one seemed to care, or notice, that he was performing in blackface. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z I know it’s got into hot water recently with its blackface episodes, but it does otherwise hold up really well. Richard Herring: 'The Simpsons should stop now' 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z If you’re a white politician put on blackface, and you can be toast. Style Invitational Week 1355: The inside word — our ‘air quotes’ contest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But every so often, you see a picture of a governor in blackface and I’m like, This’ll be fun. ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Then, at the end of the Memorial Day weekend, video from a “Saturday Night Live” sketch depicting Fallon in blackface started gaining traction on Twitter. Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Or, to put it more bluntly, that she was essentially wearing blackface. Kim Kardashian on Her New Beauty Line and Those Blackface Allegations 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The piece ends mournfully, with Vereen singing Williams’ legendary tune “Nobody” while removing the blackface makeup — a black man whose blackness is accepted only when it is masked by exaggeration on stage. Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Fred Astaire appears in blackface during a solo routine called “Bojangles of Harlem,” meant to evoke African American dancer Bill Robinson. 200 years of authenticity (or lack thereof) in casting 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z I’m in blackface again when the flash freezes us. Natasha Trethewey’s Poems Take Wing on Intimate Details 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z He is best known for plays that use “ ‘blackness’ as a material,” as he puts it, including the incendiary “Neighbors,” in which a black family wears the blackface makeup of minstrel shows. Theater Review: In ‘Appropriate,’ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Subverts Tradition 2014-03-17T02:00:16Z “I couldn’t understand someone doing a blackface performance in front of Ronald Reagan,” he says. Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But Tito has not expired, and before you know it the two men, in blackface, shaggy wigs and identical costumes, are causing considerable confusion. 'Tenor's' foolishness undiminished in NY revival 2010-04-05T01:16:00Z The Native Hawaiian college student says "Polyface is Disney's new version of blackface." Critics say Disney costume has kids wear Polynesian "skin" 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s extremely embarrassing to the state, and as chair of the ethics committee, I have to ask: Has anybody else worn blackface in college? ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Norris called the use of blackface an "asinine tradition" and urged fellow playwrights to boycott productions of their work by German theaters who employ such tactics. 'Clybourne Park' writer upset about blackface 2012-10-17T21:57:07Z Although history might remember Jolson as a friend to black people, it doesn’t look kindly upon the tradition he perpetuated with his blackface performances. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z From onscreen images of African Americans as minstrels to white actors in blackface, Black lives in the early 20th century were rarely projected in a positive light. In Films and on TV, a New Openness to Natural Black Hairstyles 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Last week, a Black Lives Matters protest was held outside the Rome studios of Italy’s RAI state television over on-air racist language and the use of blackface on one show. Italian TV host apologizes for gestures mimicking Asians 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Wearing this garb onstage is “the Persian equivalent of blackface.” Reviews: Aasif Mandvi’s ‘No Land’s Man’ and Maz Jobrani’s ‘I’m Not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “That blackface really is scary ... to me, particularly up close. ... Nobody looks like shoe polish!” Donald Byrd’s ‘Minstrel Show’ tackles touchy racial history 2014-02-17T01:42:55Z Before the opening, the Met announced it was dispensing with the usual dark makeup, a wise decision because it didn’t affect the drama a bit and avoided the unfortunate connotations of blackface. Met Opera opens with dark (but not blackface) ‘Otello’ 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z For starters, instead of using white actors in blackface, which was still relatively common, Gershwin cast African-Americans in all the black roles. Op-Ed Columnist: In ?Porgy and Bess,? Variations on an Explosive Theme 2012-01-22T04:49:04Z When English National Opera staged “Otello” without blackface last year, the setting was updated to the early 20th century. An ‘Otello’ Without Blackface Highlights an Enduring Tradition in Opera 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z But suffice it to say that it reads like a high-brow flame war, with talk of "conceptual blackface," "white male privilege," postmodern "tropes" and "Friedian affect of theatricality." Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The episode was dense with punch lines from young stand-ups, including timely ones about Megyn Kelly’s show getting canceled after she questioned what was wrong with blackface. Will TV Change the Comedy Cellar? Comics Are About to Find Out 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Al Jolson stars in a major hit of the burgeoning “talkie” era in which he performs in blackface. 200 years of authenticity (or lack thereof) in casting 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z I think this whole issue of blackface and the negative connotations of blackface — I wouldn’t consider darkening a white tenor’s skin to be blackface. The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z As the Wooster Group’s infamous blackface interpretation made indelibly clear, originally in the 1990s, “The Emperor Jones” is encrusted by its own time, with dialect that reads like racial caricature and sometimes cringe-worthy stage directions. Review: Emperor Jones, Fearsome and Fearful in a Roaring Revival 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Offscreen, African-American dancers trained white performers; onscreen, the blues and jazz filled soundtracks and white stars like Astaire and Shirley Temple appeared in blackface. Escape With Me Into the Delirious World of 1940s Musicals 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z But even if you remain bothered by its blackface aspect, “Bojangles” should be watched time and again, because it’s one of Astaire’s most rhythmically imaginative solos. Astaire The Artist, Even in Blackface 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z “There are lots of instances in blackface minstrelsy that are lighthearted and funny — and also offensive,” she said. Reviving ‘The Mikado’ in a Balancing Act of Taste 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z No Gucci employees seemed to see the issue with the black and red design – despite this exact thing happening a few months previously when Prada pulled figurines and keychains with similar blackface imagery. Quotas alone can’t fix diversity – it’s time to go further 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Traipsing into the house next door are a family of minstrel characters, the Crows, who are also minstrel performers, all played with impressive verve by black actors in blackface. Theater Review | 'Neighbors': At Public Theater, Racial Commentary in Caricature 2010-03-09T22:11:00Z Students attended mock slave auctions and blackface minstrel shows. How one pocket of Utah is confronting the word ‘Dixie’ and all of its associations 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The Gershwins were determined to avoid performances of “Porgy” in blackface, an offensive relic of minstrelsy that was still common then onstage and onscreen. The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z They are imaginary creatures not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not blackface,” the company tweeted. Prada facing backlash over new holiday collection slammed online as 'racist': 'The devil really does wear Prada' 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Though blackface certainly often expressed racist sentiment — I shudder to recall the TV “Black-and-White Minstrel Show” of my youth — it was often used subversively. Astaire The Artist, Even in Blackface 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z According to the New York Post, the complaints about the pumpkins alluded to the decor as “another form of blackface.” Bed Bath & Beyond pulls black jack-o'-lanterns following blackface comparisons: report 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Sarah Silverman used blackface for a sketch on her Comedy Central show in 2007, a decision she later said she was “horrified” by. Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It was unclear if the use of blackface, a throwback to minstrel and vaudeville shows which parodied black people, stemmed from ignorance or disregard, said Parham. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z But even before he apologized for his role in the blackface segment, it was unclear if he was the ideal person for this job. Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z As long as there are costume party revelers, thickheaded college students, button-pushing artists, free-associating designers and plain old unrepentant racists, there will be blackface. Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it’s always been in season 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z During a segment this week, as part of a panel comprised of white people, Kelly became the lone defender of the use of blackface. Megyn Kelly's NBC show cancelled after blackface controversy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z And the man in blackface started to sing. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “Truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween or a black person who put on whiteface for Halloween,” she continued. Megyn Kelly’s NBC morning show has ended 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Trying to pretzel herself into the mold others expected is unsettling, she said in a 2019 interview with NPR, and akin to a form of blackface. Nicole Byer is nailing it 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z In a rare public statement, delivered on Instagram, the rapper, who is biracial, said that his poses in blackface were a commentary on race from his days as a young actor. Drake Addresses Blackface Photo Used for Pusha-T Cover Art 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z It might seem like a stretch to compare something that’s meant to be clean fun to something as insidious as blackface. As a white parent, I solemnly swear to never do this 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The musical frames the story as a minstrel show - that deeply racist storytelling device performed by whites in blackface - and then immediately subverts it by having an all-black cast. 2 very daring musicals lead the Tony Awards race 2011-05-04T01:01:04Z And they would have gotten away with it too, if not for her addiction to defending blackface. Fox News: 25 years of making everyone's lives progressively crappier 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Minstrel dolls and puppets, with information about damaging black stereotypes and blackface, are featured, but they may also bring to mind the enduring popularity of blackface and brownface even today. The Smithsonian’s Black-History Museum Will Always Be a Failure and a Success 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Kelly's comments about blackface were considered so egregious, however, that the source continued, "Today is one of the rare days when everyone in the building is openly talking about how ridiculous it is." Kelly talks blackface, R. Downey Jr. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In letters to the student newspaper, some defended the blackface as innocent fun. ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z She got another wan female lead as a British princess in Roman Scandals, with Cantor cavorting in a minitoga and blackface. 'Titanic' Star Gloria Stuart Dies at 100 2010-09-29T08:55:00Z But then, blackface always seems to be in the news. Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it’s always been in season 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The cancellation follows months of the host’s missteps, awkward moments and a racially insensitive defense of blackface Halloween costumes. Megyn Kelly’s NBC morning show has ended 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Virginia’s governor and attorney general are being criticized for their use of blackface. Joy Behar describes dressing as African woman in 2016 clip 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z He needed to sell, and he succeeded by fusing a song of home with blackface, the most popular entertainment of his time. The corrupt nostalgia of “My Old Kentucky Home” 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Off colorYet another a fashion magazine puts a white model in blackface. | Pharrell’s Phragrance, Karl’s Custom Emojis and Obama’s Shopping Trip 2014-03-14T20:27:33Z The episode features Silverman putting on blackface in order to prove that being Jewish is harder than being black. Sarah Silverman fired from new movie over 2007 blackface sketch 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z This comes after Netflix removed four other comedy series from circulation due to their usage of blackface, including "Little Britain" and its follow-up "Come Fly With Me," "The Mighty Boosh," and "The League of Gentlemen." Like it or not, it's comedy's turn to contend with its role in perpetuating systemic racism 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The Bolshoi has toned down a segment of its “La Bayadère” featuring white children in blackface, but it has been criticized for not going far enough. Toning Down Asian Stereotypes to Make ‘The Nutcracker’ Fit the Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Note that those who engage in blackface run the gamut of political viewpoints — Trudeau, for instance, is typically counted among progressives, and the scandal in Virginia solely involved Democrats. White people have a blackface problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z In a sometimes quavering voice, Fallon said he was sorry for wearing blackface in an old “Saturday Night Live” sketch that had recently been recirculating online. Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Many argue this act of "red-facing" is equivalent to blackface minstrelsy. Sports teams are finally scrapping Native American mascots – on both sides of the Atlantic 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Acting with “blackface” – the then widely used makeup subsequently abandoned as racist – Jolson was a hit. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet: the moment Al Jolson sounded the birth of the talkies 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z “I do not discriminate,” Rosales wrote in Spanish on a meme of photos of herself in blackface and as Princess Leia from the Star Wars movies. Mexican TV network criticised for brownface parody of Roma star Yalitza Aparicio 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Jennifer Getsinger was directing it, and I said, "At least let's make sure everything's set up so that I don't have to show up on set in blackface and just hang around for an hour." 'Mad Men' stars remember biggest bombshells hurled at them on series 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The sketch also serves as a reminder of how blackface, a practice created to ridicule and demean people of color, endures in contemporary comedy. Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The use of blackface remains, as do the jibes aimed at a Jewish lawyer and the presence of a mostly silent African-American woman whose import is revealed only at the end. Blackface and Bigotry, Finely Tuned 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z Just consider the fact that the year began with a monkey problem and ended with a blackface brouhaha. Fashion’s Year in Cultural Don’ts 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z But with Kelly's blackface comments, the source continued, "Today is one of the rare days when everyone in the building is openly talking about how ridiculous it is." “Today Show” host Megyn Kelly suggests blackface is not racist — her NBC colleagues are stu... 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z It showed the window of the Prada shop in downtown New York filled with Pradamalia figurines that resembled monkeys in blackface. Miuccia Prada Will Be Getting Sensitivity Training 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Williams—a black man who plays the role in blackface—peeps through foliage to gaze at something with furtive curiosity. The Experimental High Notes of “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z In part, the idea that a subject as patently racist as blackface is even open for discussion can be attributed to the raging discourse around “political correctness.” Why Megyn Kelly’s shoddy understanding of the history of blackface isn’t surprising 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z In December, the commission issued a cease-and-desist order to Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, after the window of its SoHo store was adorned with charms and key chains featuring blackface imagery. New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z There’s no getting around the fact that we are watching a blackface performance — no matter how many generations removed — and are complicit in its humiliations. Ben Vereen, Ronald Reagan and the travesty of blackface, potently remembered 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z "Jimmy Kimmel's lame apology for blackface" was part of the headline for a Los Angeles Times column published only in 2020. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Russell Thomas: The conversation about blackface is a distraction. The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Recent conversations around this issue, in film and television as well as in theater, have become more contentious, with comparisons often drawn to traditions of blackface. Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z According to Eric Lott, author of “Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class,” blackface is defined as a practice in which white people “caricature blacks for sport and profit.” As a white parent, I solemnly swear to never do this 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Here was a stage full of brilliant actors writhing around in cat wigs and face paint, singing psychotic Andrew Lloyd Webber songs with T. S. Eliot blackface lyrics. The Improbable Insanity of “Cats” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z She defended her actions, posted photos of herself in blackface and said she parodies people of all races. Televisa draws heat for ‘brownface’ Yalitza Aparicio parody 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Blackface is still blackface even when portraying a light-skinned African American. Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson shows race problems before Oscars row 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z This thing isn’t — this infatuation with blackface is not new. ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z But the moment was, of course, only horrifying: The repellent artifice of blackface revealed the audience members’, as much as the characters’, inherited cross-cultural fetish. Can Opera Become an Agent of Change? 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z White actors in blackface exploited common stereotypes of African-Americans, grossly exaggerating their dialect, fashion, dancing and singing. The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America’s first black pop star 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Johnson noted that a second video on the fraternity's YouTube page featured a blackface. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z In Donald Byrd’s “The Minstrel Show Revisited,” that double-edged mask is blackface. Spectrum’s vivid, volatile ‘Minstrel Show’ hits its mark 2014-02-21T19:49:24Z On a late winter visit to the set of Netflix’s “Dear White People” the conversation circled back to the topic that launched the series: blackface. How "Dear White People" keeps evolving 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The same stereotypes associated with blackface are still aiding the mindsets that get black people discriminated against, jailed, and even murdered to this day. Just say no to blackface this Halloween 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z In 2010, the network drew criticism for hiring actors in blackface for a popular morning programme during the World Cup in South Africa. Mexican TV network criticised for brownface parody of Roma star Yalitza Aparicio 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z There is even a white actor in blackface. What exactly is it? Crispin Glover’s surreal, cinematic vision of the big, bad world 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Arceneaux tackles the complex phenomenon of blackface, with its curious mix of affection and derision, by throwing the focus onto the audience, where in many ways it has always belonged. Ben Vereen, Ronald Reagan and the travesty of blackface, potently remembered 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z But she said that when it comes to “Othello” and blackface minstrelsy, the connections aren’t incidental, but absolutely fundamental. A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z For generations, the instrument carried a stigma because of its association with blackface minstrelsy — and that stigma lingers. Steve Martin gave this banjo prodigy from Northern Virginia a $50,000 prize 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z I saw the blackface video and read the excerpts the author and publisher chose to make available. Racism row over SF novel about black 'Coals' and white 'Pearls' 2012-08-21T13:14:35Z Jimmy Fallon drew significant criticism this past spring for a 20-year-old clip of himself playing you in blackface on “Saturday Night Live.” Chris Rock Tried to Warn Us 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z It's all an extreme exercise blackface's monstrosity — including here — and to remind the audience that Hollywood normalizes it. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z He infamously showed up at a Friars Club roast of Ms. Goldberg in blackface. Television: Ted Danson of ?Damages?: Humble Egotist 2010-03-20T03:20:00Z But this controversy points to a culture that has long recognized the insidious racism in blackface — and won’t stop using it. ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Even though to me, a Japanese schoolgirl uniform is kind of like blackface, I am just in acceptance over it, because something is better than nothing. Before We Embrace Gwen Stefani's Comeback, She Owes Us An Apology 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z There are similar accusations of racism every December as “Black Pete” characters in blackface help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children in Belgium, as well as in the Netherlands. Belgian festival draws criticism over blackface 'Savage' character 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The problem with reenacting a blackface minstrel show, even to make a political point, is that on some level, it is still a blackface minstrel show. Ben Vereen, Ronald Reagan and the travesty of blackface, potently remembered 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The airline was quickly accused of being racist for using a man in blackface to represent Obama, instead of hiring a black actor. Alitalia airline apologizes for using actor in blackface to play Barack Obama in promotional video 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z That film has a bathroom scene in which Mr. Wilder’s character puts on blackface to disguise himself. ‘Becoming Richard Pryor,’ Scott Saul’s Biography 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z However, the show, which features its black stars wearing blackface, becomes a huge hit, prompting Delacroix’s mental collapse, and an explosion of catastrophic violence, the effects of which are felt far and wide. Bamboozled: Spike Lee's masterpiece on race in America is as relevant as ever 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z While the use of blackface remains problematic in Germany, blind acceptance is not universal. Blackface Clybourne Park Production Cancelled in Berlin 2012-10-18T17:07:34Z Darkening her skin tone was controversial enough in 2007; these days it would be considered close to blackface. Every Angelina Jolie film performance – ranked! 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z What would the reaction be if a white actor in blackface mocked African-American culture? Sacha Baron Cohen criticised over 'negative stereotypes' of Arabs 2012-05-17T11:19:56Z It’s a variation on the blackface I got used to while watching The Black and White Minstrel Show. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In "Neighbors," for example, a mixed-race, upwardly mobile family gets a whole new set of problems when the Crows, who wear blackface and enact the cartoonish stereotypes of minstrel shows, move in next door. Spotlight shines brighter on 'Appropriate' playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z But by making blackface central to his act, he left a complicated legacy. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Though the impetus for the end of her show was her comments about blackface, the seeds of its cancellation were planted months earlier. Megyn Kelly’s NBC morning show has ended 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, earlier this year in Russia a pro-Kremlin television show mocked Barack Obama in a sketch featuring blackface. In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z If not, would this production's detractors object to it being performed in blackface? ‘Porgy and Bess’ With a White Cast Stirs Controversy 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z In the film, Ben Stiller's mentally challenged Simple Jack and Robert Downey Jr.'s blackface Kirk Lazarus indulged in offensively broad caricatures to poke fun at the idea of the blowhard actor. Etan Cohen, director of 'Get Hard,' is used to confounding expectations 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Blackface is an offensive practice, reminiscent of the minstrel shows of the 19th and early 20th centuries that relied on singing, dancing caricatures of black people, frequently portrayed by white people in blackface. Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z One by one, the elected officials posed oblivious questions as each confessed to having worn blackface. ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Baltimore was burning to the ground with riots over racism and you’re going to wear blackface? A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z There’s the fascinating experimental-theater sequence in “Hi, Mom!” in which a bunch of black actors in whiteface put white audience members in blackface so they can sample the black experience. All That Sex and Blood, Mr. De Palma! 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z They were unmasked as the publication date neared, and outcries of privilege, appropriation, racism and modern-day blackface hit the Internet. Weeknight Vegetarian: Black bean tortas, hold the expletives (and the appropriation) An unknown actor plays Friday in blackface, tumbling and bumbling through a performance that strikes an inevitably unpleasant note. Georges Méliès's Robinson Crusoé film resurfaces in Pordenone 2012-10-10T14:22:02Z For Harris, it’s a kind of blackface without the makeup; one scene he compares to Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled.” In ‘Zola,’ Janciza Bravo’s cinema of ‘life at high volume’ 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Kinkel told WCAU-TV that he wore blackface as a tribute to a friend who died who used to do the same. Blackface again mars Philadelphia’s troubled New Year parade 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Every Dec. 5, people across the Netherlands paint their faces black and don afro wigs to celebrate the arrival of Black Pete, the blackface servant of St. Nicholas who helps to deliver presents. In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z He impersonates a white man who wore blackface makeup “before it was taboo.” A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s about protests against the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a black organization that holds a Mardi Gras parade each year in blackface, handing out coconuts while dressed like savages. Review: In ‘Jackson, 1964,’ Calvin Trillin Reports on Race 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The historical context of “blackface” is a mockery of a specific race. The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The governor had survived accusations a year earlier that he had appeared in blackface in a college yearbook photo. For a Black Man Hired to Undo a Confederate Legacy, It Has Not Been Easy 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The blackface casting of Alec Guinness looks ill-judged now, especially compared with Omar Sharif's spirited, ingenuous performance, but what red-blooded passion this film has and what formal brilliance. Lawrence of Arabia – review 2012-11-22T20:59:01Z His 2000 movie “Bamboozled,” about a frustrated TV performer who angrily turns to stereotypes and blackface and shockingly uncovers a huge audience, was brilliant, but a box office dud. Two noted and nomadic musicals destined for D.C.? Contrary to widespread belief, she said, blackface wasn’t an American invention, but sprang from older European performance traditions going back to the Middle Ages. A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z And two of the actors wear blackface at points in the show, as in the original. Eyeing Tonys, ‘Shuffle Along’ Hopes to Be Classified a Revival 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, US Arab comic Dean Obeidallah compared Baron Cohen's portrayal to blackface portrayals of African Americans by white actors, labelling The Dictator "a modern-day minstrel show". Sacha Baron Cohen criticised over 'negative stereotypes' of Arabs 2012-05-17T11:19:56Z Framing the story as a minstrel show that, while subversively comic, means derogatory language and blackface are part of the action. Blackface and Bigotry, Finely Tuned 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z As a musical, it has many negative virtues: no flimflam, no scenic excess and, mercifully, nothing resembling the deep-south blackface number from Love from Judy entitled Get Out Your Old Banjo. Daddy Long Legs – review 2012-11-07T23:00:00Z And then there’s the issue of casting, he added: Even in Austria, most theaters now realize that presenting the title role in blackface was unacceptable. A Rare ‘Othello’ Puts the Spotlight on Race 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z But he misses Holland's holiday tradition revolving around a character called Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, Santa's so-called "helper" who gives its white citizens an excuse to cavort about in blackface. The return of "Atlanta" is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z A quick note on Williams and Walker, whose blackface minstrel-show act didn’t appear to unduly offend even the proud Opal. 'The Knick' Recap: A Dazzling Shot, and Other Developments 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z About 30 protesters gathered twice outside the theater in November, denouncing the minstrelsy and use of blackface as racist, but not even the ensuing attention to the musical helped improve ticket sales. Untested Musicals Take Over Broadway 2010-12-01T04:40:00Z Unlike Soul Man, Last Christmas does not feature “comedy” blackface. Emma Thompson’s ludicrous Last Christmas is the perfect Brexit festive movie 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Live entertainment typically comprised touring minstrel shows with performers in blackface, as well as forgettable light operas with names such as “The Black Hussar” and “Paradise Flats.” For one wild era, walking was the nation’s No. 1 spectator sport 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Megyn Kelly didn't understand the big deal about blackface, departed "Today": Good lord, was that just this Halloween? 2018 has been the longest year ever 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z “I recently was going to do a movie, a sweet part, then at 11pm the night before they fired me because they saw a picture of me in blackface from that episode,” Silverman said. Sarah Silverman fired from new movie over 2007 blackface sketch 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z I remember her admonishing Jeff, “Baby, we don’t do that anymore in our theaters!” referring of course to the controversial history of blackface. ArtsBeat: More Words About Ellen Stewart 2011-01-23T22:13:35Z The difficult subject of blackface at the Reagan inaugural is not something that Arceneaux, 43, ever thought he’d tackle in his work. Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z On Monday, the BBC removed episodes of the comedy series “Little Britain” — which featured one character in blackface — from its streaming service. HBO Max Pulls ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Citing Racist Depictions 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Norris learned that one of the African-American characters in the play about race relations and class would be portrayed by a white German actor in blackface. Blackface Clybourne Park Production Cancelled in Berlin 2012-10-18T17:07:34Z City officials performed in blackface in minstrel shows, and black children were allowed in the local pool only on Wednesdays. Two Views of Flint’s Water Troubles: One a Close-Up and One With a Wide-Angle Lens 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “Truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a black person who put on whiteface for Halloween,” she said. Megyn Kelly's NBC show cancelled after blackface controversy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The blackface makeup becomes a potent theatrical device. Review: Mozart Reimagined in a Violent, Racist World 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority. Trans rights activists launch petition calling for Zoolander 2 boycott 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z But not completely since, at the end of the day, it's still playing blackface for entertainment. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Speaking of image, tell me about your side to the blackface controversy. Kim Kardashian on Her New Beauty Line and Those Blackface Allegations 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The singer’s eponymous fashion brand is pulling some of its shoes from sale following concerns that the footwear appears to resemble blackface, TMZ is reporting. Katy Perry's fashion brand pulling shoes from sale amid 'blackface' concerns 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Roger Ebert, writing at the time, noted the blackface scene not to scold it for being offensive, but because it got “the movie off to an unintentionally hilarious start.” When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z So maybe you somehow didn’t get the memo about blackface. Here’s what you need to know about blackface: Don’t do it 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z One year before she would become an icon for “The Wizard of Oz,” Judy Garland appeared in blackface in the film “Everybody Sing.” 200 years of authenticity (or lack thereof) in casting 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Jolson donned blackface not in jest, it is said, but to introduce white audiences to the thrilling blues and ragtime music pioneered by African Americans. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Let’s never forget that this is the country in which The Black and White Minstrel Show, featuring white performers in blackface make-up, was aired in a primetime BBC1 slot right up until 1978. The Handmaid's Tale's race problem 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z “Treading anywhere close to blackface is horrifying to me, and I am profoundly regretful,” he said in a statement posted on Facebook and Twitter. A Poem in The Nation Spurs a Backlash and an Apology 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z I had images in my mind that I had to pull from in order to deliver the look of some of the numbers that were of the blackface era. Tony nominee Savion Glover: Go ahead, call me a Hoofer 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z "You truly do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on white face." “Today Show” host Megyn Kelly suggests blackface is not racist — her NBC colleagues are stu... 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z When this classic play about a couple wandering the wastelands of apartheid had its debut in South Africa in 1969, its white author, Athol Fugard, played Boesman in blackface. Best Theater of 2019 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z For his turn before Reagan, the actor decided to pay tribute to the pioneering African American entertainer Bert Williams — in blackface. Art, Reagan and blackface: Edgar Arceneaux examines controversial performance by Ben Vereen 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But as his cheerful visage gradually disintegrated, the character seemed to be wearing him, and Mr. Black put on blackface and pulled netting over his face. Dance Review: Monstah Black?s ?Black Moon,? at Dance New Amsterdam - Review 2011-09-19T22:35:22Z She listened as Northam pleaded ignorance to the full impact of blackface and then exclaimed: “But governor!” Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The Hungarian State Opera did, however, present the opera using blackface in the 1970s and 1980s, for a total 144 performances. ‘Porgy and Bess’ With a White Cast Stirs Controversy 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z More crucially, it includes Welles’s last feature, “Filming ‘Othello,’” an explication of the film as well as a treatise on film editing that allowed Welles to play Othello once more, this time without blackface. ‘Othello’: Shakespeare’s Tragedy Was Orson Welles’s Triumph 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z So often, the people who are reprimanded for wearing blackface are emotionally disconnected from its history. Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it’s always been in season 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z After an uninspired volley from the Canadian superstar, Push returned fire, digging up a photo of Drake in blackface and dropping a truth bomb: “You are hiding a child.” Review | Pusha T Celebrates His ‘Daytona’ at the Enormous Echostage 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z When the Baltimore Police Department ordered its employee to stop performing in blackface that year, Berger sued, citing his First Amendment rights. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z She cited the history of blackface, which she said could be difficult for her students to understand as a problem because they so rarely encountered it before it surfaced in recent political scandals. What Happens Now to All That Washington N.F.L. Merchandise? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Putting aside the use of blackface by Miller and Lyles, who made room in the musical for their popular shtick, this ragtag show isn't an easy fit for contemporary sensibilities. 'Shuffle On' delivers a powerful kick from Broadway's musical past 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z They weren’t – unless they were running around with blackface at a very young age. Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Scanning videos for blackface or searching text files for the n-word is so much easier than contending with, say, the systemic tokenism of TV rom-coms or the unbearable whiteness of Jane Austen. Review | While offensive TV shows get pulled, problematic books are still inspiring debate and conversation 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Instead of that fiasco of a news conference Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam, held last weekend about his stint with blackface, he could have just played “Ethnic Notions,” instead. Blackness, Gayness, Representation: Marlon Riggs Unpacks It All in His Films 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The bad old days — of blackface and white saviors, of “colorblind” studio executives and all-white Oscar nominees — grew, for a while, hazy and remote, suddenly incongruous with the diverse new landscape. ‘They Set Us Up to Fail’: Black Directors of the ’90s Speak Out 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Is it really so amusing that Max and Merelli, of wildly different body types and voices, would suddenly be perceived as interchangeable simply by putting on blackface and a fright wig? Theater Review | 'Lend Me a Tenor': LaPaglia and Shalhoub Clown Around at the Music Box 2010-04-05T02:09:00Z "They are imaginary creatures not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not blackface," the company said in a statement. Prada, Gucci and now Burberry: Are brands under fire for offensive designs doing it on purpose? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Lee writes the Klan as a collection of buffoons who nearly salivate while beholding their blackface scripture, D. W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation.” The Twisted Power of White Voice in “Sorry to Bother You” and “BlacKkKlansman” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Although often addressed as a uniquely American performance tradition and problem, blackface performances were exported globally both through blackface performances of Shakespeare's Othello and through blackface minstrel shows. In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z So first, the governor of Virginia admitted to wearing blackface in college for a Michael Jackson costume — by the way, making it the least accurate Michael Jackson costume possible. ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The ex-Fox News host was under fire this week after defending blackface in a controversial segment. Megyn Kelly's NBC show cancelled after blackface controversy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z However, NBC News executives resisted praising Kelly without also explicitly mentioning her controversial blackface comments, according to three people familiar with the negotiations. Megyn Kelly and NBC News officially sever ties 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Perhaps this wasn’t the best time or place to sing and dance in blackface. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In that distant age, he played Shakespeare’s Othello in blackface and with a rolling, booming bass voice, while Smith played his wronged love, Desdemona, with mellifluous dignity and grace. Maggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z In the wake of last year’s nationwide racial justice protests, Hulu, which streams “Sunny” in the United States, removed several episodes that depict characters, including McElhenney’s, in blackface. It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z While few music educators would ever condone blackface, countless teachers, choir and band directors, and music publishers continue to teach and print the songs associated with 19th century minstrel performance. Why Megyn Kelly’s shoddy understanding of the history of blackface isn’t surprising 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z How could a well-educated woman like Kelly credibly claim ignorance of the verifiable fact, so to speak, that blackface was and is “awful” and “racist,” and is therefore out of bounds for Halloween? Why Megyn Kelly’s shoddy understanding of the history of blackface isn’t surprising 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z “In order to keep opera relevant in today’s society, there’s no place for blackface,” she said. Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’ 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z There is also a case of mistaken identity when the aristocratic cad Tom Delamere dresses in blackface to impersonate a beloved African American servant named Sandy to perpetrate a ghastly crime. America's legacy of racial terror and Charles W. Chesnutt's "The Marrow of Tradition" 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The house is full of revelers in blackface, eating watermelon and filling their cups from a "Purple Drank" fountain. 'Dear White People' finds the funny in painful truths 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Streaker With Purpose: Pondering Black Identity What Ishmael Houston-Jones said in a recent interview that he was most fearful might happen, happened: Ann Liv Young showed up in blackface. Dance Review: Dean Moss Program, Part of Parallels at Danspace Project 2012-02-20T23:39:13Z Here, she responds to the blackface Twitter storm and explains how her own beauty evolution is reflected in KKW Beauty. Kim Kardashian on Her New Beauty Line and Those Blackface Allegations 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Attending, however uncomfortably, a University of Virginia fraternity party with waiters in blackface as an undergrad? In Katie Couric’s ‘Going There,’ There Includes Family Skeletons, Busting Into the Boys’ Club and More 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z As you all know, earlier this week, our governor admitted to wearing blackface in college as part of a costume. ‘S.N.L.’ Features Halsey in Dual Role and Dips Into Bezos Photos 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Foster wrote "My Old Kentucky Home" for overtly racist blackface minstrel shows, where performers included it in demeaning enactments of racial difference from a white supremacist perspective. Is Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery or anti-slavery? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Though the blackface comments were the impetus for her show’s cancellation, the seeds of its demise were planted months earlier. Megyn Kelly and NBC News officially sever ties 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z In 1915, The Birth of a Nation celebrated America's reconstruction after the Civil War with African-Americans played by white actors in blackface, together with a sympathetic attitude to the Ku Klux Klan. Attempting the Impossible: why does western cinema whitewash Asian stories? 2013-01-02T13:48:00Z Black people performing in blackface is the one thing that everyone in both periods would agree is a problem. Defining, and Proclaiming, a New Black Power 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z If you can’t dress in blackface to attend a class on Urban Economics at NYU, then are you really attending school in a marketplace of ideas? BREAKING: “Cultural appropriation is not just appropriate — it is my birthright!”: The Greatest Living American Writer 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z There is a sensational scene in which ultraviolet light transforms the dancers into blackface voguers, and Ms. Freitas is brilliance incarnate in her bizarre lolloping, grimacing opening solo and later her uncanny impersonation of Prince. Dance Review: Vogueing in a Playground of Gender, Celebrity and Fashion 2011-02-11T23:36:53Z City staffers monitoring the parade route saw at least one marcher wearing blackface, officials said. Blackface again mars Philadelphia’s troubled New Year parade 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z When the Met tried to stop her from using makeup to darken her skin during a production of “Aida” in 2018, concerned that the practice recalled blackface, she went to a tanning salon instead. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z In a week when Gucci apologized for a balaclava sweater that evoked blackface, and Virginia’s governor and attorney general admitted to wearing blackface, Alexander Wang threw a fashion week party at the Rainbow Room. Dressing Up With Alexander Wang, and Replacing Kanye West at Philipp Plein 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Al Jolson, who had worn blackface in 1927 in the breakthrough sound film “The Jazz Singer,” had also wanted to mount a musical based on the story and hoped to play Porgy. The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z This is a common refrain heard when the conversation turns to blackface—it’s ridicule, mockery, a kind of costuming designed to laugh at the “Other.” White people have a blackface problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z This focus not only helps us understand the continued presence of blackface, but also helps us realize the kinds of cultural work needed to fix this problem. White people have a blackface problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Sarah Silverman has said she was recently fired from a film after producers unearthed a still of her in 2007 wearing blackface for a comedy sketch. Sarah Silverman: I was fired from film after blackface photo resurfaced 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Looney Tunes’ cartoon star Bugs Bunny appeared in blackface in an episode — now largely scrubbed from the Internet — titled “Southern Fried Rabbit.” 200 years of authenticity (or lack thereof) in casting 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z I was alive in the 1970s, and no white person with any brains was unaware of the “baggage” of blackface. ‘Reckless Daughter’: A Protective Biography of Joni Mitchell 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z For some people, the idea of dressing up in blackface is just another form of drag. Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it’s always been in season 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Students said they sat in stunned silence as Olivier appeared onscreen in thickly painted blackface makeup. A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z A homemade Ebola containment suit is no less offensive for its DIY ethos, of course, and all it takes to offend the old-fashioned way is some shoe-polish blackface. Halloween: America’s No. 1 holiday for wasting money on garbage 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z That production of his early play “Neighbors” featured black actors in blackface, an aspect of the piece that became the focus of an article in the Times. A playwright who’s at ease with causing discomfort 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Fallon, who did not appear in such makeup on “30 Rock,” apologized last month after online circulation of an earlier “Saturday Night Live” skit where he wore blackface to impersonate Chris Rock. Fey asks to pull ’30 Rock’ episodes that featured blackface 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The series has come under fire because of the use of blackface in some sketches. Episode of UK sitcom Fawlty Towers pulled over racist slurs 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z In the past he has appeared in blackface for a Halloween costume and worn T-shirts onstage with the Confederate battle flag. Jason Aldean, Decrying ‘Cancel Culture,’ Has a No. 2 Hit 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z And Melody strikes up a tentative romance with Jim, failing to notice the blackface until they begin to kiss and it rubs off on her. Theater Review | 'Neighbors': At Public Theater, Racial Commentary in Caricature 2010-03-09T22:11:00Z An unpublished Digby family memoir from the 1930s had the investigation led not by an Afro-Creole detective but by a team of white sleuths sometimes disguised in blackface. Michael A. Ross's 'Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case' 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Rather, it mirrors an international unease about the function and significance of blackface images and performances globally. In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z “Wait until they find those pictures of me in blackface,” he said. Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The real innovation of this play is not just that it addresses head-on a contemporary taboo – the past popularity of blackface – but it's what the Americans call 'form forward'. Actors to wear blackface for 'hackle-raising' new play 2013-01-04T16:32:10Z Soon after the show begins, Alex Crozier, the host, and a group of blackface dancers sing and slap tambourines to “A Hot Time in the Old Town.” Review: ‘The Minstrel Show Revisited’ Confronts Racial Stereotypes 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, designer brand Gucci was embroiled in controversy after unveiling a sweater with a design that resembled blackface. Prada, Gucci and now Burberry: Are brands under fire for offensive designs doing it on purpose? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Despite the evocation of blackface and minstrel shows, Groening denies that the intention was racist. Goodbye Apu – here’s what you meant to us 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Members of Exo, a boy band in Seoul, have been accused of making racist remarks during a live broadcast in which they applied makeup that resembled blackface. A K-Pop Star Didn’t High-Five Black Fans. Was It Racism? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “This kind of black imitation is very reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows,” the singer-songwriter Moses Sumney wrote in a letter to the festival, explaining his decision to withdraw from it. Protests Shutter a Show That Cast White Singers as Black Slaves 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.” Benedict Cumberbatch's 'Zoolander 2' Character Causes a Stir 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The production also raised thorny questions about how to differentiate cultural appreciation from cultural appropriation and accusations, fairly or not, that its white creators had engaged in a modern-day form of blackface. Protests Shutter a Show That Cast White Singers as Black Slaves 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z “Beautiful singing! But is the blackface really necessary?” one commenter wrote. Blackface at the Ballet Highlights a Global Divide on Race 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z They have prompted the widespread removal of white actors voicing animated black characters and episodes of TV shows that have used blackface. 'I’ve seen how uprisings have come from pain': Idris Elba on Black Lives Matter 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Virginia’s government was roiled when both Gov. Ralph Northam, and Attorney General Mark Herring faced intense criticism and calls for their resignations tied to allegations and/or admissions of appearing in blackface. White people have a blackface problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z However, critics of the practice usually stop at condemning blackface as a hateful form of mockery, of ridicule. White people have a blackface problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z But in the year 2019, who over the age of 20 doesn't immediately recognize the painful, racist imagery of blackface and lynching? Prada, Gucci and now Burberry: Are brands under fire for offensive designs doing it on purpose? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But now she notices with disgust that he’s in blackface: “the rolling eyes, the white gloves, the Bojangles grin.” ‘Swing Time’: Zadie Smith’s sweeping novel about friendship, race and class 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “Did no one tell you this was blackface?” Fashion’s Year in Cultural Don’ts 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z In return, the Americans offer their own startling entertainment – a minstrel show performed by members of the crew in blackface. British Museum snaps up 50ft Japanese scroll 2013-04-02T14:38:48Z Then he pushed further, saying he has done blackface for years. Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Soloman Howard: It’s almost media propaganda to use the term “blackface” to force us into thinking that it’s racially driven. The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The BBC also removed episodes of “Little Britain,” a comedy series that featured a character in blackface, from its streaming service. HBO Max removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ will add context 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface on Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween,” Kelly continued. ‘Just get rid of her’: Megyn Kelly is again in trouble, but NBC colleagues rejected her long before 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Neil Diamond, starring in the 1980 remake of Al Jolson’s “The Jazz Singer,” dons blackface when he joins his buddies to play a set at a black nightclub. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Last year, when Gucci was forced after a backlash to withdraw from sale a jumper resembling blackface, it was argued that these kind of racist faux pas would be avoided by quotas. Quotas alone can’t fix diversity – it’s time to go further 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z A clip about the history of blackface from Lee’s 2000 film “Bamboozled” was shared widely on social media in the wake of the latest revelations. ‘It’s a sickness’: How our culture recognizes blackface is racist — but won’t stop doing it 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Rejecting vaudeville stereotypes and racist conventions like blackface, Rogers transitioned from a musical double act into a politically wry solo performer, making him a founding father of stand-up. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Some Asian-Americans shoot back that casting Anglos as Japanese is at best insensitive, at worst tantamount to whites playing African-Americans in blackface. The ‘Mikado’ controversy: A call for calm discourse 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Dancers, in blackface and wearing woolly wigs, stand in a row at the front of the stage. Review: ‘The Minstrel Show Revisited’ Confronts Racial Stereotypes 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z In 2015, he faced strong opposition when he announced he would change a scene in the company’s production of “La Bayadère,” that included children in blackface, so they did not wear makeup. Blackface at the Ballet Highlights a Global Divide on Race 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z I took the time to show her some images of white and nonblack people who could’ve used blackface in their costumes, but didn’t and still crushed it. Just say no to blackface this Halloween 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Blue said she hoped that more opera houses would eliminate blackface as they work to bring diversity to the stage. Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’ 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Rarely do you encounter a giant rabbit sharing what is left of the stage with characters in blackface, whiteface or redface. Ripping Up the Rule Book in ‘An Octoroon,’ and Making a Patchwork of ‘Woyzeck’ 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Then a "Saturday Night Live" clip featuring Fallon wearing blackface popped up. Like it or not, it's comedy's turn to contend with its role in perpetuating systemic racism 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, the creative team fretted enough about the show’s brief but powerful use of blackface that in Philadelphia, they cut it. Two noted and nomadic musicals destined for D.C.? Minstrelsy and blackface powerfully reinforce notions of white supremacy. Review: Essential History in ‘Reconstruction’ on PBS 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The network is in the midst of negotiating her exit, outwardly portrayed as resulting from her comments legitimizing dressing as blackface on Halloween. NBC just can’t quit Trump: Anti-immigrant ad flouted the network’s “respect and dignity”... 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Spy magazine, for example, ran a cartoon of Atwater in blackface. George Bush, Soul Man? Footage From an Inauguration Concert Is Restored 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Last year, Capitol Records apologized and dropped the digital rap avatar FN Meka after critics said the project amounted to a form of blackface. An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins’ most recent production was “Neighbors,” which drew attention for its use of blackface and minstrelsy when the work was presented this winter in the Public Theater Lab series. Director for 'The Octoroon' Withdraws 2010-06-17T17:53:00Z There’s been a wider push to expunge blackface from any movies or TV shows where it previously appeared. Chris Rock Tried to Warn Us 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z “Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton,” that most notorious of blackface minstrel songs declares. The Unlikely Story of “A Change Is Gonna Come” 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z In addition to a lot of troubling ideas of what it means to be “Negro,” dozens of white students show up in blackface and wigs. Reality TV is not the “new blackface”: How reality shows became some of our most useful explorations of race in America 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Della also told that claims that blackface is not racist are an attempt to seize the conversation by redefining racism. Blackface Clybourne Park Production Cancelled in Berlin 2012-10-18T17:07:34Z When Reynders appeared in blackface, the costume provoked more anger internationally than it did in Belgium. An Unsettling Visit to “Kongo” 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z For some companies, the lack of response may stem from the sector’s own shameful history with race, recently embodied by the controversies around Gucci’s blackface balaclava and Prada’s “Little Black Sambo” figurines. The Virgil Abloh Backlash 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z As recently as 2015, audiences regularly saw dancers in blackface performing on its stages. Paris Opera to Act on Racist Stereotypes in Ballet 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z When the Nikas brothers carry out the bank job, they wear hard hats, reflective vests and dark latex masks that function as crude, criminal blackface. Review: A ‘Good Time’ Was Not Had by This Critic 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z That affection means a film that’s happier to present than to interrogate, although I wish somebody had asked about the photo of a man, who might be Mr. Brinton, seated, holding a mandolin, in blackface. Review: In ‘Saving Brinton,’ an Inveterate Accumulator Finds Treasure 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Issues of race pushed to the forefront in 2015, when the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York ditched “blackface” — makeup to significantly darken the skin of white singers playing black characters. Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Her stint was over in two years after she made on-air remarks defending the use of blackface as a Halloween costume. Megyn Kelly will be a moderator at next GOP primary debate for Nexstar's NewsNation 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Episodes of Little Britain, starring Walliams and Matt Lucas, have previously been removed from streaming services following criticism over the use of blackface in the show. Little Britain sketch racist and outdated, Ofcom audience research says 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z It includes a brief clip of a blackface sketch from “The Howard Stern Show” and footage of a press conference in which the duo was angrily berated by reporters. 'We wanted to sing all along': A new documentary seeks to reframe the Milli Vanilli controversy 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z According to researchers who conducted the survey of 3,883 adults in March, Black Americans check out due to perceived racism at Halloween activities, including revelers wearing blackface. Market research finds Blacks, baby boomers least likely to celebrate Halloween 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Kelly left Fox for NBC News, an ill fit where she was taken off the air following an uproar when she suggested that it was OK for white people to wear blackface on Halloween. Megyn Kelly welcomes Donald Trump for an interview 8 years after he erupted over her debate question 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Black actors in the horror space have come on leaps and bounds from the early days of blackface in Hollywood. The Blackening: Film challenges horror movie tropes 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In 2015, he made headlines for dressing as rapper Lil Wayne as a Halloween costume, wearing blackface makeup and a wig with dreadlocks. Jason Aldean’s music video criticized for ‘pro-lynching’ reference. Country music network pulled it 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “It was a PR moment — corporate blackface ... I told people at the time: ‘White guilt isn’t going to last.’” High-profile exits spark fears that Hollywood diversity pledges are just 'PR' 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The church’s pastor, Sherman Jaquess, dressed in blackface for a 2017 church Valentine’s Day event, in which he claimed to be impersonating the late soul singer Ray Charles. Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z People can say “it’s just a joke” if they like, but that works no better than it does to excuse wearing blackface for Halloween. Dear Fremont: We need to talk about Lenin and your statue of the genocidal tyrant | David Volodzko 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Did she fail to wipe her face after a “Wicked” skit, or was she doing a blackface performance mocking Beyoncé? Colleen Ballinger responds to 'Single Ladies' controversy: That was not blackface, she says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z She says a recent controversy over a character customisation said to resemble racist "blackface" tropes was eventually addressed by the developer. Twitch: Why horror games are a haven for some gamers 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Behar is a White woman whose experience of blackness in America included dressing up in blackface for Halloween. Joy Behar: Tim Scott, Clarence Thomas don’t understand what it means to be Black in America 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Brownface - like blackface - involves people painting their faces darker, and is condemned in much of the world as a racist caricature. Chinese ministry deletes brownface video post after criticism 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z As if all this were not dangerous enough, Mr. Dreyfuss went straight for the third rail, defending Hollywood’s use of blackface. Richard Dreyfuss goes after Hollywood for ‘vomit’-inducing Oscar rules 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z While accusations of blackface and racism swirled online, several users on Twitter had suggested Ballinger’s face paint was actually green from the earlier “Wicked” performance. Colleen Ballinger responds to 'Single Ladies' controversy: That was not blackface, she says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Objecting to the academy’s efforts, Dreyfuss cited white English actor Laurence Olivier, who was in blackface for his Oscar-nominated performance in 1965’s “Othello.” Richard Dreyfuss slams movie academy's diversity efforts: 'They make me vomit' 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z On an episode of her show, Kelly asked an all-white panel "what is racist?" and said that, when she was young, blackface "was OK, as long as you were dressing up as, like, a character". Who is Bryan Freedman, the lawyer said to represent Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z There is a lyrical blackface lurking in the American Songbook that implicates and disorients all of us. Piecing together the story of my father, the Black cowboy-musician Jimmy Holiday 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z He testified that he was kicked underwater and one local who paddled out in blackface and an Afro wig told him, “You don’t pay enough taxes to be here.” Column: Is the reign of the surf thugs at Lunada Bay finally coming to an end? Looks like it 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Banks explained that she had met with Blitzer and had educated her about the harmful symbolism of blackface. 'The Bachelor's' crisis over race runs deeper than its creator 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z In his column, Wendler also compared drag shows to someone performing in blackface, saying he would also not support performances of people in blackface. Texas university students protest drag show’s cancellation 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Wendler claimed his purpose was to stop speech that would "denigrate and demean women," comparing drag to "blackface." The GOP is getting unhinged about LGBTQ people — which will only make them more unpopular 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Greer Blitzer, a contestant on the latest season of “The Bachelor,” gave a second apology for defending a former classmate who dressed in a racist blackface costume at a Halloween party. Former 'Bachelor' contestant Greer Blitzer apologizes for defending racist blackface 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z That was “The Jazz Singer,” the historic first feature-length film with synchronized dialogue also notorious for Al Jolson’s blackface performance. 2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes work 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z In 1860, the painting was displayed in Troy, N.Y., under the title “My Old Kentucky Home,” a reference to the Stephen Foster blackface minstrel hit. How an abolitionist painting set in D.C. became proslavery propaganda 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z At Guilderland High in New York, some students were outraged when some of their classmates showed up to a game in blackface. High school football incidents spark racism talks, programs 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s not that a movie about the evils of blackface couldn’t also be a movie about, say, the evils of Tobey Maguire doing his scariest Alfred Molina impression. Review: ‘Babylon’ douses you with sex, drugs, vomit and elephant diarrhea. You … might like it? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In the tweets, she dismissed the blackface costume as “dumb but not racist” and that “it wasn’t an intentional racist act.” Former 'Bachelor' contestant Greer Blitzer apologizes for defending racist blackface 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the national radio show “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” which starred two white guys speaking in a blackface dialect, managed to stay on the air despite listener protest. The rise and fall of cancel culture in comedy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z “Glee” drew criticism early on for its portrayal of a person with a disability, which a Guardian opinion writer in 2010 likened to blackface. 'Glee' alum Kevin McHale says he wouldn't play a character in a wheelchair now 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Her conversations with Vaudeville hallucinations are unfortunately retro — the main guy, the Thalidomide Kid, has his disabilities played for laughs; two characters dress up as blackface minstrels. Cormac McCarthy, 89, has a new novel — two, actually. And they're almost perfect 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z He called the Black Lives Matter protest movement the “KKK in blackface.” Christian Walker, Warrior for the Right, Now Battles His Father 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z She said she was educating herself on the history of blackface. Former 'Bachelor' contestant Greer Blitzer apologizes for defending racist blackface 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He wrote “Tito’s Revenge,” a sequel set two years after “Lend Me a Tenor,” borrowed some characters for “A Comedy of Tenors,” and went into the original to replace blackface with clown makeup. Playwright Ken Ludwig reworks genders of ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “The AI rapper is the natural progression of the digital blackface I’ve been talking about for years...” one user wrote. AI rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records following backlash over racial stereotypes 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z While some may argue that as a White filmmaker Hitchcock does not have a responsibility to reflect the Black experience accurately in his films, their argument falls apart with Hitchcock’s use of “audio blackface.” Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Adel's chief of staff, meanwhile, had posted a picture of herself in blackface on Facebook, leading multiple staff members to quit the office's diversity committee. Why Phoenix is suddenly set to be the largest post-Roe battleground 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Netrebko has been an outspoken proponent for wearing blackface, and has expressed beliefs that it helps maintain theatrical tradition. American soprano withdraws from Italian festival that used blackface 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z For decades, U.S. civil rights organizations for decades have publicly condemned blackface — in which white performers blacken their faces — as dehumanizing Blacks by introducing and reinforcing racial stereotypes. US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z The AI rapper is the natural progression of the digital blackface I’ve been talking about for years… AI rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records following backlash over racial stereotypes 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z That moment when white actors stopped thinking of Othello in their repertoire, because it was not acceptable to have blackface any more, at least until the level playing field is achieved. 'Why not have a disabled superhero in a Marvel movie?' 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z To underscore the point, the film’s closing credits intersperse real images of blackface parties from campuses across the United States. A New Class of Campus Satire 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “Let me be perfectly clear: the use of blackface under any circumstances, artistic or otherwise, is a deeply misguided practice based on archaic theatrical traditions which have no place in modern society,” she wrote. American soprano withdraws from Italian festival that used blackface 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Her predecessor, Michael Ertel, abruptly stepped down after a newspaper obtained photos of him in blackface at a party in 2005. Governor: Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to resign 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Bingham is also clear that Douglass “despised blackface minstrels, calling them ‘the filthy scum of white society who’ denigrated his race for profit even as they stole ‘from us a complexion denied them by nature.’ Review | The complicated story behind the Kentucky Derby’s opening song 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z With few other representations of Black people onstage — and later onscreen — blackface performances helped reinforce dehumanizing tropes. A Hong Kong Actress Wears Brownface. Cue Outrage and Shrugs. 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z A craze for blackface minstrel shows reflected other values of northern white workers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In some parts of Europe and Russia, however, blackface has endured. American soprano withdraws from Italian festival that used blackface 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z In 2020, a Ghanaian entertainer sparked a backlash when he criticized a blackface performance by high school students. How ‘Multiculturalism’ Became a Bad Word in South Korea 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The post states that one parent "pointed out" that blackface is offensive, and the teacher apologized. Massachusetts preschool closes after 'blackface instance' during Black History Month event 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The franchise reduced them to mere logos on a helmet and encouraged fans to mock them by painting their faces in a version of blackface and defiling their religious dress as game-day attire. Perspective | Washington football is using the military as a deodorant, and the whole thing stinks 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Ralph Northam will forever be remembered for wearing either blackface or a KKK hood for his college yearbook — or maybe both. Glenn Youngkin, man of hope and change 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z But then Herring was forced to admit he had worn blackface once in college. Outgoing Virginia attorney general leaves progressive legacy 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Northam initially said he was in the photo and apologized, then later insisted he was not in it but acknowledged wearing blackface decades earlier to look like Michael Jackson for a dance contest. ‘I’m a better person’: Northam reflects on his complex term 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z In the statement, ICKids said that the staff member who was involved in the blackface activity "did not execute" the curriculum correctly. Massachusetts preschool closes after 'blackface instance' during Black History Month event 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z She also stepped up — quietly, but critically — at a moment of crisis in early 2019, when the governor was nearly driven from office by a blackface scandal. Virginia first lady Pamela Northam helped expand pre-K — and keep her husband from resigning 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Printed on a page labeled Ralph Shearer Northam, the photo depicted one person in blackface standing next to another in a Ku Klux Klan robe. ‘A wounded healer’: Ralph Northam wraps up term in office, forged by scandal into a governor of lasting consequence 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z His conflicting accounts about whether he was in the photo — which showed one person in blackface and another under a Ku Klux Klan hood — only intensified calls for his resignation. Northam’s comments on Virginia’s snow response draw social media backlash 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Black players expressed unease about the Claudette version of the skin as it seemed like an instance of blackface. Dead By Daylight drops Leatherface cosmetics after reports of harassment against Black players 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z A preschool in Massachusetts has closed after a teacher conducted an activity involving blackface to celebrate Black History Month. Massachusetts preschool closes after 'blackface instance' during Black History Month event 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Northam nearly resigned when the photo, which showed one person in blackface and another under a Klan hood, surfaced in early 2019. Youngkin picks Richmond insider Richard Cullen, businessman Jeff Goettman for key Cabinet posts 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “I asked him point-blank, ‘Can you explain to me why blackface is wrong?’ ‘A wounded healer’: Ralph Northam wraps up term in office, forged by scandal into a governor of lasting consequence 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z She wrote that the first performance of "Jingle Bells" in public may have been in Boston in 1857 during a minstrel show, where White performers wore blackface. New York school cites 19th century reason for banning 'Jingle Bells' over Christmas 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z In addition to the skin itself evoking the specter of blackface, the way the skin was used caused an even greater concern. Dead By Daylight drops Leatherface cosmetics after reports of harassment against Black players 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z One of the photos featured two figures — one dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe, the other in blackface. Opinion | Why I forgive Ralph Northam 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Gibbs to talk about the history of blackface and trace it back to the medieval period. D.C.-area teens produce TV special on race in America — with more to come 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z When he spoke of 1619 in interviews shortly after the blackface photo surfaced, he had referred to those first African arrivals as “indentured servants.” ‘A wounded healer’: Ralph Northam wraps up term in office, forged by scandal into a governor of lasting consequence 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z His approval rating plummeted to 31 percent after the blackface photo emerged, and then bounced back. Opinion | The unfinished education of Ralph Northam 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z MiladyConfetti and other Black Dead By Daylight players began a campaign advocating for the cosmetic’s removal citing its uncomfortable closeness to the racist act of blackface and its abuse by players targeting Black streamers. Dead By Daylight drops Leatherface cosmetics after reports of harassment against Black players 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z But then he backtracked on that allegation the next day during a bizarre news conference where he did admit to wearing blackface as part of his Michael Jackson costume for a talent show in 1984. Opinion | Why I forgive Ralph Northam 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The article, written by Boston University professor Kyna Hamill, documents an 1857 performance of “Jingle Bells” at a minstrel show “in which white actors performed in blackface,” the online report noted. No bells will jingle for primary students in Rochester suburb in ‘diversity’ push 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Today Northam says he is “99 percent sure” he knows the identity of the person in blackface. ‘A wounded healer’: Ralph Northam wraps up term in office, forged by scandal into a governor of lasting consequence 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Then, he was engulfed in controversy following the publication of a photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page, depicting two individuals — one in a Ku Klux Klan costume and the other in blackface. Opinion | How Ralph Northam rebounded from scandal to embrace racial equity 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Just prior to his first appearance on the big screen, film-makers employed Asians, or white men in blackface, to play Aboriginal roles. David Gulpilil: Profound legacy of a trailblazing Aboriginal actor 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z But several ethics scandals and the revelation that he wore blackface makeup as a younger man have chipped away at that image. Canada’s Parliament returns: Trudeau looks to address unfinished business as Conservatives squabble 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Many mentioned the brand’s problematic and not so distant past, including accusations of poaching and the blackface sweater controversy. Photo essay: The ease and grace of Gucci “Hopefully he takes questions so I can ask him why he did blackface,” wrote one Jodel user who identified as a Black student. Northam heads to hostile terrain — VMI — to speak to 1,700 cadets 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z He was the first to disclose a yearbook photo from the page of Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia that showed one individual in a Ku Klux Klan outfit and another individual in blackface. People Tied to Project Veritas Scrutinized in Theft of Diary From Biden’s Daughter 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But even more uncomfortable for Virginia Democrats were Mr. Wilder’s comments in July dredging up the party’s horrifying and widespread scandal involving top white Democrat politicians dressing up in “blackface.” The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Is it okay for a professor to show his students a movie involving blackface? Opinion | A blackface ‘Othello’ and the broken debate over cancel culture 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Obliviousness of how blackface has been used to subjugate, demean and destroy — yet another form of social privilege — is assumed to be a get out of jail free card. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Chappelle pits people from different marginalized groups against one another, callously suggesting that trans people are performing the gender equivalent of blackface. Opinion | Dave Chappelle’s Brittle Ego 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z This year, it added “cancel culture” and “digital blackface” and noted the widely accepted capitalization for “Black.” Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Just days later, however, Mr. Herring admitted that he, too, had worn blackface. The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Was there any intellectual reason it was necessary, or even especially instructive, to show this production instead of one that didn’t feature blackface? Opinion | A blackface ‘Othello’ and the broken debate over cancel culture 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Students were assigned to listen to a Folger Shakespeare Library podcast on the history of Othello and blackface that brought into dialogue two eminent Shakespeare professors, Ayanna Thompson and Ian Smith. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The night of Feb. 1 of that year, a conservative website posted a photo from Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page depicting one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe. McAuliffe needs his winning streak to hold as he seeks another term as Virginia governor 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z A University of Michigan music professor is facing backlash after showing the 1965 film "Othello" with star Laurence Olivier in blackface, a school official announced. University of Michigan professor ousted from class after playing Othello film where star wore blackface 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z And he is running alongside Mr. “blackface” Herring! The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Although his minority government was recently reelected, he has been buffeted by scandals, including revelations that he wore blackface makeup as a younger man. Indigenous children in Canada slated to receive billions in compensation after court rejects Trudeau appeal 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Does a Black “Othello” endow the role with authenticity or might blackface be truer to the reality of a play written by a white man for a white audience? Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Van Peebles said that studio executives wanted a White movie star — such as Jack Lemmon — to play the role in blackface but that he persuaded them to use Black comedian Godfrey Cambridge in whiteface. Melvin Van Peebles, fiercely independent filmmaker, dies at 89 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z An Oregon elementary-school worker showed up in blackface, apparently to protest the school district's vaccine mandate. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, September 21: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Wilder’s distaste for his party’s retread nominee goes well beyond hypocrisy and blackface. The unyielding independence of L. Douglas Wilder 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z A staff member at an elementary school in suburban Portland, Ore., has been suspended after reporting for work in blackface last week, in an apparent protest against the school district’s vaccine mandate for employees. Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Last spring I included in my Shakespeare on Stage and Screen syllabus the 1965 film of “Othello” starring Laurence Olivier in blackface. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But the Liberals dropped to a minority in 2019 after Trudeau was damaged in part by disclosures that he had worn blackface years ago. Canada's Trudeau wins another minority in 'status quo' election 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Sarah Brookeman, a Democrat, said she was turned off of the governor by the blackface scandal that roiled the party in 2019, leading several of Northam’s allies to initially call for him to resign. Post-Schar School poll: Northam’s popularity waning during final months as Virginia governor 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z He has since been buffeted by scandals, including revelations that he wore blackface makeup as a younger man. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals projected to win Canadian election, lead minority government again 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The school district confirmed the blackface incident on Monday, saying the employee was removed from Mabel Rush Elementary School and placed on administrative leave. Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The cultural legacy of blackface is still with us. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But he was reduced to a minority in 2019 after old photos of him in blackface emerged. Canada's Trudeau may cling to power in election but looks unlikely to secure majority 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Northam’s 45 percent negative rating among voters is the highest since a 2019 poll after he admitted to appearing in blackface as a student. Post-Schar School poll: Northam’s popularity waning during final months as Virginia governor 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Then came another: Photographs and a video showing him in blackface and brownface makeup as a younger man. Trudeau rolled the dice on a snap election. Canadian voters will decide whether his gamble pays off. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The blackface incident is the latest in a string of controversies at the Oregon school district. Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z While vehemently objecting to Hough’s new gig, many also called out the “Dancing With the Stars” alum — again — for wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume in 2013. Julianne Hough knows you already hate 'The Activist.' And she welcomes the backlash 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z "Wearing blackface was a poor choice based on my own white privilege and white body bias that hurt people and is something that I regret doing to this day," she wrote. Julianne Hough responds to critics calling her new show 'The Activist' 'tone-deaf' and 'performative' 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z With Trudeau dogged by a string of scandals, including the revelation that he wore blackface as a younger man, some party members thought that election was Scheer’s to lose. Erin O’Toole, called a ‘dud’ by fellow Conservatives, is now in a tight race with Canada’s Trudeau 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Northam has had his own personal reckoning with race, nearly resigning in 2019 after a racist photo surfaced from his 1984 medical school yearbook page depicting someone in blackface and someone in Klan robes. Robert E. Lee statue is removed in Richmond, ex-capital of Confederacy, after months of protests and legal resistance 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “The Eyes of Texas” was written in 1903 and has a history of performances in minstrel shows with musicians often in blackface. Texas NAACP files federal complaint over “The Eyes of Texas” 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “Wearing blackface was a poor choice based on my own white privilege and white body bias that hurt people and is something that I regret doing to this day,” Hough said in her Tuesday statement. Julianne Hough knows you already hate 'The Activist.' And she welcomes the backlash 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The Museum of Modern Art found some footage in their own archives a few years ago, featuring Bert Williams, the vaudevillian who wore blackface. Make film history more inclusive. That's Jacqueline Stewart's mandate at Academy Museum 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z He lost his parliamentary majority in 2019 after old photos emerged of him dressed up in blackface and has twice been found in breach of federal ethics rules. Factbox: Penpix of federal party leaders contesting Canada's election 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In 2019, months of political scandals, a tough first term and a bumpy campaign where old photos of him in blackface emerged all took a toll on the prime minister's popularity. Canada election: Trudeau calls snap summer campaign 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder this week said voters “deserve answers” from gubernatorial nominee and fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe about seemingly withdrawing his condemnation of party leaders for wearing blackface. Doug Wilder accuses Terry McAuliffe of flip-flopping on Virginia Democrats’ blackface scandals 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z And last time, the prime minister’s reelection bid was almost derailed entirely by revelations Trudeau wore blackface makeup on multiple occasions as a younger man. Trudeau eyes summer election to strengthen his grip on power 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z To rescue the theater, Andy, a useful straw man, proposes a production of “Othello,” with Al Pacino playing the title role in blackface. Review: Killer cast, talented creatives. What went wrong with 'Off Broadway'? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “They appreciate the channel and the ways it is recognizing issues like blackface in classic films, or the casting of white actors to play nonwhite characters, in greater depth,” she said. Can this classic movie channel survive in a streaming world? How TCM is adapting 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z "We're a cable news show, not a law enforcement agency. But let's just put it this way. If you find yourself with a blackface cookie jar in your own kitchen — hah — it's time to reflect." "Time to reflect": Tucker Carlson accuses Don Lemon of having "white supremacist QAnon cookie jar" 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In 2019, he nearly resigned after a photo surfaced from a page of his 1984 medical school yearbook, depicting one person in Klan robes and another in blackface. Celebrating the power of Juneteenth on the spot in Virginia where enslaved Africans arrived in 1619 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Northam has, however, admitted to wearing blackface in another instance — while dressing up as Michael Jackson for a costume party. Black Virginians Took Ralph Northam Back. Neither Has Forgotten. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The phrase itself, which predates the Gold Rush, originated in blackface minstrelsy. In rural Northern California, a town fights over Jim Crow Road 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z "Even though to me, a Japanese schoolgirl uniform is kind of like blackface, I am just in acceptance over it, because something is better than nothing," Cho wrote back in October 2005. Gwen Stefani slams cultural appropriation claims, explains why she doesn’t discuss politics 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z State Democrats called on him to resign in 2019 after a photo of him wearing blackface in high school resurfaced — an image the lawmaker claimed was part of a “silly high school prank.” A Florida Republican says Socrates would be canceled today. The philosopher faced a different fate: Execution. 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z In Paducah, Kentucky, the Paducah School Board approved the hiring of a chief equity officer in April after an 18-year-old photo of the superintendent in blackface appeared online. Woke trend seeps into red states’ public schools: ‘Our education system is being weaponized’ 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Then the state’s third-ranking official, Attorney General Mark Herring, voluntarily admitted that he had worn blackface at a party in 1980. Black Virginians Took Ralph Northam Back. Neither Has Forgotten. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z White students at the university, which remained segregated until 1956, regularly performed the anthem at blackface minstrel shows that continued until the mid-1960s. University of Texas Faces New Outcry Over Old Song With Minstrel Roots 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The debate was mostly cordial, but a few sharp exchanges occurred when the candidates sparred over their commitments to civil rights and a blackface scandal that engulfed Herring. Virginia attorney general candidates spar over civil rights, blackface incident during first Democratic debate 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z And under outside pressure, RAI is advising against — but not outright banning — the use of blackface in variety skits. Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z And under outside pressure, RAI is advising against - but not outright banning - the use of blackface in variety skits. Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z In March, Texas released a report on “The Eyes of Texas,” finding that the song’s first public performances did occur in a minstrel show with performers likely wearing blackface. Texas to require Longhorn Band to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Northam first apologized for, then disavowed, a blackface photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page, before admitting that he darkened his face for a dance contest that same year. Many Democrats said it was time for a Black woman to lead Virginia. But the party establishment is lining up behind Terry McAuliffe. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The state’s voting rights act is being signed into law by a governor whose career was nearly derailed by a blackface scandal in 2019. Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z He suggested that to get another contract, “I will have to look for bitumen,” a material used for blackface. Amanda Gorman brings the representation debate to the small world of book translation 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The associations said they viewed the commitment as positive, even if it fell short of a sought-for ban, since RAI at least recognized that the use of blackface was a problem. Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z In early 2019, a conservative news outlet first reported that a photo on Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page showed a person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z In early 2019, a conservative news outlet first reported that a photo on Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page showed a person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “It’s like Black Pete,” she said, referring to the blackface Christmas character still popular in the Netherlands. Racial reckoning in the Caribbean: Former colony confronts the Netherlands over coronavirus aid conditions 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In 2019, she called cancel culture a “perversion” of progressivism after revealing she was fired from a movie for a resurfaced 2007 picture of herself wearing blackface. Sarah Silverman: ‘I don’t want to be associated’ with Democratic Party anymore 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z An animation exhibit will address racism and sexism in the field; an exhibit on makeup will address the history of blackface and yellowface. Academy Museum will roll out a digital red carpet before the Oscars 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The governor first admitted he was in the picture, and then the next day denied it, but also acknowledged putting on blackface to imitate Michael Jackson at a dance contest decades ago. Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The governor first admitted he was in the picture, and then the next day denied it, but also acknowledged putting on blackface to imitate Michael Jackson at a dance contest decades ago. Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The report also confirmed the song debuted at a show in which singers performed in blackface May 12, 1903 — a painful and uncomfortable reality of the time, members of the history committee acknowledged. ‘The Eyes of Texas’ is here to stay, UT says. So is the fight over its roots. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z There is whiteface, redface and blackface, along with narrative flourishes delivered by a stand-in for the playwright himself. Fountain Theatre's first play on its pandemic outdoor stage? 'An Octoroon' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z But she also made headlines after apologizing for appearing in a racist skit, in which she appeared in blackface, while she was at Auburn University in the 1960s. ‘Folks, We Are Not There Yet’: Alabama Governor Resists Calls to Lift Mask Order 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Northam apologized for the photo, which showed a person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe, and pledged to spend the remainder of his term working to promote racial equity in Virginia. Northam endorses challenger Jay Jones in Virginia AG race 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z In college, he wrote a minstrel show and performed it in blackface. Some Dr. Seuss books with racist imagery will go out of print 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z “The Eyes of Texas” was routinely performed by musicians in blackface at minstrel shows. UT president calls emails defending school song ‘extremist’ 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z “The Eyes of Texas” was routinely performed by musicians in blackface at minstrel shows. UT president calls emails defending school song ‘extremist’ 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z All because they refused to sing a song that was historically performed at minstrel shows that featured performers in blackface and was said to be inspired by a quote by Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Longhorns supporters threaten university, players over 'Eyes of Texas' controversy 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Decades ago, students participated in mock slave auctions and blackface minstrel shows. Students protest as Utah lawmakers resist changing ‘Dixie’ 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Instagram’s hate speech policy bans attacks on people based on protected characteristics, including race or religion, as well as “more implicit forms of hate speech,” like content depicting blackface and anti-Semitic tropes. Instagram announces tougher consequences for hate speech in direct messages 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Northam formed the panel through an executive order after a scandal erupted over a decades-old photo of a person in blackface and someone in a Ku Klux Klan robe on his medical school yearbook page. Report: Racist Virginia laws are gone, but inequities linger 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The complaints investigated included episodes in which cadets used racial epithets, posed with a Confederate flag and watched and laughed at a blackface video in a common area. Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Nusz said some of the food-related histories may be old and buried, but it still matters because it echoes things still happening today, such as mockery in blackface, redlining and food insecurity in majority-Black neighborhoods. Louisville podcast explores how race impacts food 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z It also exposes the racial issues Williams continuously reckoned with: Jolson had made a name for himself donning blackface. Pioneer of the L.A. look: Paul R. Williams wasn't just 'architect to the stars,' he shaped the city 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Meredith, who is white, then texted a photo of himself in blackface. Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Later, Falwell pointed to the tuition assistance cuts as the justification for a tweet he posted invoking a blackface scandal that nearly forced Northam from office. Liberty University sues governor over financial aid changes 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Fallon, who used blackface while doing an impression of Chris Rock on “Saturday Night Live,” said at first he was advised to just stay quiet. 10 celebrity apologies that capture the strange, bleak year that was 2020 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Old videos of Shane Dawson using blackface and derogatory language resurfaced, leading to his channel being demonetized for a period of time. YouTube had the mostly unremarkable year it was looking for 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z She said a lot of people aren’t fully aware about the history of blackface, and that some people may not be as critical of the photo because Shively wasn’t depicting their race. Kentucky city confronts racial trauma after photo resurfaces 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z He still admires Billy Crystal’s impression of Sammy Davis Jr., even though he knows that blackface will get you canceled today. What comes next for a Donald Trump impersonator? J-L Cauvin has thoughts 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Northam, the petitioners note, pledged to dedicate the rest of his term to fighting racial inequity after surviving a scandal involving blackface. Virginia governor asked to grant posthumous pardons to seven Black men executed for 1949 rape 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z These include blackface, doxxing — publishing personally identifying information like someone’s phone number online — and hate group propaganda, such as symbols associated with the Nazi Party or white supremacist groups. Amazon-owned Twitch says it’s cracking down on hate speech and harassment 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The character is often portrayed by white people in blackface makeup. Mural at Black archive in Amsterdam vandalized 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z I don’t care how you felt about blackface. Kentucky city confronts racial trauma after photo resurfaces 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z She revealed on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” earlier this year that she was once fired from a movie because of the blackface skit. Sarah Silverman says lefty comics often get a pass on offensive jokes: ‘We’re liberal, so we can say anything’ 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Unlike some of her mainstream YouTube influencer peers, she has not mocked suicide victims or appeared in blackface or consumed a Tide pod or faked a kidnapping for attention. The Reigning Queen of Pandemic Yoga 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The Woodland Hills community likened the outfits to wearing blackface. Pennsylvania school disciplined for marching band’s costumes 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Amid protests about racism, the character increasingly is portrayed with gray “soot smudges” on his face instead of blackface. Mural at Black archive in Amsterdam vandalized 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The celebrations have in recent years seen protests by activists against Sinterklaas’ helper, Black Pete, who is often portrayed by white people in blackface makeup. Low-key arrival for St. Nicholas amid Dutch restrictions 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z In October, a school employee posted photos on social media of her son dressed in blackface as part of his Halloween costume. College of Idaho creates new group to combat hate speech 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z An hour of browsing through the minstrel music will shine a direct beam on sinister tropes and casual references to nooses and lynching that typified the so-called blackface music of the period. Meet the guardians of the world's earliest musical recordings 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z In the stage show a white actor wore blackface to play the role of an African slave. Greg Clarke: Why FA chairman's comments are so offensive 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Kuwaiti society holds negative stereotypes of Africans; performers in blackface appeared on national TV as recently as 2018. Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned: The U.S. Contractors Abandoned in Kuwait 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The group also referred to Northam as “the blackface governor” and said he was “destroying the Commonwealth.” Conspicuous Confederate flag over I-95 in Stafford County removed 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z That’s especially so in the absence of explicit language or actions — such as a racial slur or blackface — that are easily identifiable as racist. What Counts as Race Discrimination? A Suit Against JPMorgan Is a Test 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Northam’s job approval rating of 56 percent is up from 49 percent about a year ago and from 43 percent in the wake of his blackface scandal in early 2019. Post-Schar School poll: Majority of Virginia voters approve of Northam’s job performance 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The song was routinely performed by musicians in blackface at minstrel shows. Conflict raging over ‘The Eyes of Texas’ school song 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The next day he retracted the statement but said he did wear blackface in 1984 when he entered a dance contest impersonating Michael Jackson. Gov. Ralph Northam announces probe into racism at Virginia Military Institute 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Northam has made racial equity in Virginia a cause since he was caught up in a blackface scandal over his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. Northam calls for VMI investigation after Black cadets describe relentless racism 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Much of the focus has been on TV episodes featuring blackface. For music archivists, a contemporary dilemma: Should racist songs from our past be heard today? 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Researchers call fake accounts featuring supposed Black users “digital blackface,” a reference to the now-disgraced tactic of White people darkening their faces for film or musical performances intended to mimic African Americans. Fake Twitter accounts posing as Black Trump supporters appear, reach thousands, then vanish 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z He also thinks Trump might dwell on Northam as a seemingly easy target, because of controversy over his abortion remarks and a blackface scandal. Trump can’t stop tweeting about ever-bluer Virginia and its governor. But his campaign is quiet on TV. 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z This, then, is a highly self-aware subset of racial impostors in a long line of impostors dating back to blackface minstrels. Opinion: What’s going on with all the white scholars who try to pass as Black? 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z |
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