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Chicago rapper Chief Keef (www.chiefkeef.com)

Chicago blogger: 'Chief Keef is just a minstrel show'

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef is frequently chastised for the violent nature of his songs...
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Illamasqua's controversial 'blackface' ad

Illamasqua makeup brand defends its 'blackface' ad

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
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.
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In this June 16, 2012 photo, Joe Ewers, a member of the 2nd South Carolina String Band, sits on a hay bail as he waits to perform in Hagerstown, Md. Some re-enactors have formed camp bands to play music that soldiers enjoyed hearing around battlefield campfires. The most popular tunes included songs from the minstrel stage. Groups such as the 2nd South Carolina String Band pride themselves on their accurate impressions — right down to the exaggerated black dialect of songs with inescapably racist overtones. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Civil War events feature minstrel song revival

David Dishneau, Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - With their slouch hats, whiskers and time-worn instruments, members of the 2nd South Carolina String Band look and sound like a Civil War camp band..
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