Rep. Mike Lawler apologizes for wearing blackface at 2006 party
"The ugly practice of blackface was the furthest thing from my mind," the New York Republican said.
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"The ugly practice of blackface was the furthest thing from my mind," the New York Republican said.
There's a costume controversy in New Jersey surrounding the Jewish holiday of Purim.
Luxury fashion brand Prada will take steps including racial equity training after putting up a window display in SoHo that featured what many saw as a "blackface" character.
CBS2's Tony Aiello has the latest on reaction to the blackface images and video featuring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The "Feel Better Doll" comes with instructions telling its owner to "whack" the doll "whenever things don't go well and you want to hit the wall and yell."
What were they thinking? Two students at a high school in New Jersey were punished after racist posts surfaced on social media
Gucci has removed a controversial sweater from its website and apologized after some people said the sweater resembled blackface.
Among the first to call attention to the display's controversial look was a staff attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights; declaring it "blackface imagery," "racist," and "denigrating."
NBC News says the hour that had belonged to Kelly will be hosted next week by other "Today" show co-anchors.
Two Columbia High School students in New Jersey who dressed up in blackface said they meant it as a joke as the social media post comes on the heels of another incident in the school district described as anti-Semitic.
With Halloween coming up, some experts have warned that acts such as dressing up in blackface are crossing a line.
Veteran New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) apologized Monday afternoon to anyone who may have been offended by his decision to show up to a Purim party dressed as a basketball player, with blackface makeup and Afro wig.
