Alfonso Ribeiro playing Carlton Banks on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' still gets him recognition from fans of the iconic sitcom, especially those who love "The Carlton." However, not only does Ribeiro detest the viral dance but also highlighted the racial undertones of asking Black men to dance.
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 […]
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