Paula Deen may still be recovering from last year’s leaked deposition that revealed her use of the N-word and affinity for slave-themed weddings, but that…
The practice of using “Blackface” makeup in the American minstrel theater tradition of the 19th Century persisted well into the 1900s. White actors applying burnt cork, then grease and black shoe polish, donned the makeup and wore woolly wigs while depicting racist stereotypes. While every race was mocked satirically at the time, none were […]
We may be praising Indian-American actress Mindy Kaling for breaking barriers as a woman of color in Hollywood, but it’s her older and estranged brother’s…
A white mayoral candidate in Oklahoma who performed in drag and blackface as a character named “Pollyester Kotton” is now apologizing for what he categorized…
Harlem princess Azealia Banks got caught in another web of social media bickering as she’s now been accused of doing Whiteface. The incriminating photo was seen…
In the Netherlands, a holiday tradition is now accused of perpetuating a racist stereotype. The character of Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete,” originated in the 19th Century but has become a controversial figure in recent times. Black Pete’s origins are as murky as the reasoning for why the character exists, but some historians point […]
Rapper Kanye West has been ranting about the opposition he and his wife Kim Kardashian have had to face as an interracial couple in this…
Blackface performers are, “…the filthy scum of white society, who have stolen from us a complexion denied them by nature, in which to make money, and pander to the corrupt taste of their white fellow citizens.” — Frederick Douglass So now we can’t even enjoy a sporting event without racism? I’m not talking about Donald […]
Racism is running rampart all over the world. According to reports, a group of French friends wanted to have a “negro evening,” so they gathered…
For iPhone; Ever heard of Connor Smallnut? If you haven’t, get ready. Connor Smallnut is Nick Cannon- Nick Cannon dressed in white face, a plaid shirt and a skull cap. Connor Smallnut is the white character Nick Cannon is using as a stunt vehicle to promote his new album titled, “White People Party Music.” Cannon […]
This year’s National Fundamentalist Conference, held at Clay Mills Road Baptist, in Kentucky has stirred up some controversy. When the conference decided to do a boxing match skit the pastor’s assistant, Joseph Pickens, showed up in blackface, playing the character of 80’s TV star, Mr.T. Pickens posted his photo as Mr.T on Twitter saying, “#NYFC […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top-selling Dutch newspaper has apologized for a story on its website that linked the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela with a controversial black-face character in the traditional Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas. In the opening sentence of an article collating reactions to Mandela’s death, De Telegraaf said Friday that […]
