Virginia state senator edited yearbook with racist photos in college
The images are just the latest in a string of racist imagery resurfacing for Virginia state politicians
The images are just the latest in a string of racist imagery resurfacing for Virginia state politicians
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Caution: Some of the images in this video are disturbing. Blackface has a long, painful, and racist history in the U.S. It became popular in the mid-1800's mistrel shows when white performers darkened their faces to depict African Americans in prejudicial and offensive ways. For decades, civil rights organizations have said blackface dehumanizes blacks and reinforces racial stereotypes. Dwandalyn Reece, curator of music and performing arts at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why understanding the history of blackface is crucial.
The top three officials in Virginia's government are now all caught in separate scandals. State Attorney General Mark Herring admitted Wednesday he wore blackface to a college costume party in 1980. A few days ago, Herring called for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign over a yearbook photo showing a man in blackface. There is also an allegation of sexual misconduct against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, which he denies. Ed O’Keefe reports.
First, it was Virginia's governor. Then, the lieutenant governor. Now the state attorney general
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has repeatedly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2004
Mark Herring dressed as the rapper Kurtis Blow as a 19-year-old college student
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has admitted dressing in blackface for a party in college. A similar revelation has Governor Ralph Northam under fire, while Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax denies allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in 2004. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns has a look at what would happen if they are all forced to resign.
Officials from the medical school Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam attended spoke about racist photo that appeared on his yearbook page. A community advisory board and law firm are investigating
Gov. Ralph Northam has been under fire since a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page emerged
Viginia Governor Ralph Northam is refusing to resign over an offensive yearbook photo and his subsequent comments about blackface. This comes as Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, who is next in line for the governorship, faces another controversy. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest.
At the Virginia state Capitol on Monday, Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Virginia strongly denied an uncorroborated sexual assault allegation first published by a conservative website, calling the accusation a "smear" and "character assassination." His remarks Monday afternoon come as many Democrats are calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign over the revelation of racist yearbook photos from his time in medical school, which would elevate Fairfax to the governorship.
"I have lived my life in a way that I'm proud of," Fairfax told reporters on Monday
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is resisting growing calls from members of his own party to resign over a racist yearbook photo from 1984. A picture surfaced showing a man dressed in blackface and another dressed in a KKK robe and hood. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with the latest.
Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is resisting calls to resign over a racist photo in his medical school yearbook. Northam at first apologized for the 1984 photo, which shows one man dressed as a KKK member and another in what appears to be blackface. But over the weekend, the Democrat changed course and said he's not in the photo. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Northam said Friday night he is "deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo"
Gov. Ralph Northam claimed that he was not one of the two people in the racist photo in his yearbook
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he will not resign despite backlash over a racist image in his medical school yearbook that shows a man in blackface standing next to a man in a Ku Klux Klan robe. Northam said he is not pictured in the photo.
On Friday, two racially insensitive yearbook entries from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s college and medical school days surfaced. One includes a picture of a person in blackface joined by a person wearing a KKK robe, which Northam admits he's in. The other lists a racial slur as one of Northam's college nicknames. Kenneth Craig reports.
Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page shows two men, one of whom is wearing a Ku Klux Klan costume and the other in what appears to be blackface
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