Soccer Team Suspended Because Player Wore Blackface To Party

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college soccer team is barred from competing in its conference tournament because a player attended an on-campus Halloween party with her skin darkened.

A photo taken Friday shows the white Wheaton College women's soccer player with her skin darkened by makeup, a drawn-on goatee and a bald cap. Students say she was portraying a character from the movie "White Chicks" played by actor Terry Crews, who is black.

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In a letter sent to students and staff, Wheaton President Dennis Hanno says the team has been suspended from playing Saturday in a tournament game at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hanno says the decision was intended to "send a clear message that racist and offensive behavior will not be tolerated."
A separate student conduct hearing process is underway.

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