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  • Chinyere Ezie. Smiling Black woman with locs in a high bun and shaved sides, wearing a green shirt, dark suit jacket and gold earrings and necklace.

    Civil Rights Attorney's Complaint Pushes Prada to Address Blackface Scandal

    Chinyere Ezie: “Now I know that speaking truth to power can lead to meaningful change.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 5, 2020 12:13PM EST
    Kenan Thompson. Black man in navy suit with red and gray striped tie and white shirt holds finger in front of green wall and brown painting frame.

    Watch 'SNL' Educate Virginia Politicians About Blackface

    In 2019. Still.

    Sameer Rao Feb 11, 2019 1:24PM EST
    A White model wears a black sweater that comes over her mouth, surrounding it with red lips.

    The Real Cost of Being the POC 'In the Room' Required to Shut Down Obviously Racist Products

    A common response to failed products like the Gucci blackface sweater is that there should have been a Black person “in the room” to save the company from marketing racism. We need to talk what it takes to get into that room and the cost of staying there. 

    G. B. Saunders Feb 8, 2019 6:12PM EST
    Gold text spells "GUCCI" on glass background reflecting blue sky on brown building.

    Gucci Pulls Blackface Sweater From Site, Shelves

    The fashion house thought a Black knit top with bright red lips would sell well during Black History Month. Social media users disagreed. Emphatically.

    Sameer Rao Feb 7, 2019 2:28PM EST
    Marcus Scribner, Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson. Black teenage boy in black pants and blue jean jacket and white shirt stands next to Black woman in red superhero outfit with silver rings next to Black man in black tunic with silver embroidery

    On The Fright—and Delight—Of Halloween

    Because nothing is more terrifying than racial injustice—and nothing is more adorable than kids whose costumes show us who they really are.

    Sameer Rao Oct 31, 2018 1:20PM EDT
    Amber Ruffin. Black woman with dark brown hair smiles in pink dress with rhinestones in front of purple wall with grey and white text and insignia

    Amber Ruffin On Megyn Kelly's Nostalgia for Blackface

    The comedian tackles Kelly’s latest racist remarks on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

    Sameer Rao Oct 24, 2018 10:59AM EDT
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