UC Irvine frat uses blackface in video
NBC Southern California - A scene 55 seconds into a two-minute homemade music video posted on Youtube is being called reprehensible and racially offensive by UC Irvine's vice chancellor of student affairs.
Vogue Netherlands shoot portrays white model in blackface
theGRIO REPORT - Vogue Netherlands is coming under fire for painting a white model in blackface for a May 2013 spread...
'African Queen' blackface controversy
theGRIO REPORT - French publication Numéro magazine has become embroiled in controversy for featuring a 16-year-old model in bronzing make-up so deep, many have been calling it blackface...
NY assemblyman apologizes for blackface costume
ALBANY, New York (AP) - A New York assemblyman who at first vigorously defended wearing blackface, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party apologized Monday, saying he didn't mean to hurt anyone...
Philadelphia's Mummers parade features blackface performance
theGRIO REPORT - Although the parade's message is supposedly lighthearted , some acts featured this year may have crossed the fine line of being politically correct or even racially insensitive...
Criticism of Dutch 'Black Pete' grows
AMSTERDAM (AP) - Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas' helpers have their faces painted black, wear Afro wigs and have thick red lips..
Illamasqua makeup brand defends its 'blackface' ad
After also posting the ad on Pinterest, the company received a backlash of complaints from users who immediately noted the resemblance of the ad's styling to stereotyped portrayals of African-Americans from blackface minstrelsy.
Duke removes blackface photo of lacrosse player
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The Duke athletic department has removed a photo from its website showing a women's lacrosse player dressed in blackface at a team Halloween party...
Cornel West calls Obama a ‘Republican in blackface’
theGRIO REPORT - West calls Obama a 'Rockefeller Republican in blackface'" and said Dyson, Harris-Perry and Sharpton were all 'for sale'...
NHL player offends with blackface costume
theGRIO REPORT - Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak can now be added to the list of this year's blackface offenders...
