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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

blackface

Illustrative: Boys are dressed in costumes for Purim, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
March 2, 2021, 12:13 am
Haredi kids in New Jersey seen in racist Purim costumes
NAACP chapter seeks meeting with Jewish leaders in Lakewood after children photographed wearing blackface, Afro wigs and Black Lives Matter sweatshirts
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Comedian Sarah Silverman in a sketch on Comedy Central's "Sarah Silverman Program" in which she appeared in blackface. (Screen capture: YouTube)
August 12, 2019, 11:10 pm
Sarah Silverman says she was fired from film project over blackface clip
Comedian explains sketch sought to prove point about discrimination, adds she now knows donning blackface is ‘never OK’
By Sam Sokol
Egyptian comedian Shaimaa Seif wears blackface in a TV comedy skit widely condemned as racist against Sudanese. (YouTube screenshot)
May 19, 2019, 6:55 am
Egypt blackface sketch spotlights racism in region
Longstanding racist trope in Middle East entertainment is rooted in history of slavery, expert says
By Farid Farid
A screenshot taken on Thursday Feb.7, 2019 from an online fashion outlet shows a Gucci turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater for sale. The sweater was pulled from Gucci's online and physical stores for its resemblance to racist blackface caricatures. (AP Photo)
February 7, 2019, 8:01 pm
Gucci pulls ‘blackface sweater’ from stores after complaints
Criticism of wool sweater with oversized collar comes after series of other blunders by European fashion houses
By Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry
Senator Joe Lieberman speaking at 'The First Israeli Congress on Judaism and Democracy' on February 11, 2018. (Erez Uzir)
February 6, 2019, 4:09 am
Joe Lieberman: Don’t ‘rush to judgment’ on Virginia governor accused of racism
Former senator says Ralph Northam need not resign immediately over 1984 yearbook image of unidentified person in blackface next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood
By JTA
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks with reporters at a press conference at the Governor's mansion on February 2, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images/AFP)
February 3, 2019, 4:01 am
In about-face, Virginia governor denies appearing in racist photo
Ralph Northam resists calls to step down, admits to wearing blackface while dressing up as Michael Jackson on another occasion
By AP
A photo posted by the Rowena Public School in Australia shows students dressed in blackface and an Adolf Hitler costume for a day at the school to honor historical figures. (Facebook)
December 22, 2018, 9:07 pm
Aussie school under fire for photos of students in blackface, Hitler costume
Rowena Public School apologizes, takes down images on its Facebook page; head of Anti-Defamation Commission calls incident ‘egregious’
By ToI Staff
Students from Australia's Charles Sturt University are seen dressed in Ku Klax Klan uniforms and blackface for a 'politically incorrect' themed birthday party. (Twitter)
June 15, 2018, 4:18 pm
Australian students slammed for Nazi, KKK uniform costume party
Anti-Defamation Commission says the ‘foolish students’ from Charles Sturt University ‘crossed every line of decency’
By ToI Staff
Atletico Madrid's French forward Antoine Griezmann looks on during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid against Alaves at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on December 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
December 19, 2017, 7:36 am
French soccer star’s blackface photo kicks up outrage
Antoine Griezmann apologizes for ‘tribute’ photo of himself as a 1980s Harlem Globetrotter wearing a wig and painted as a black man
By AFP
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Armed Forces Ball at the National Building Museum January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
February 3, 2017, 6:09 pm
Europeans ask if it’s ‘America First,’ who’s 2nd?
The Swiss are plugging their ‘big fat mountains,’ while the Portuguese note their ‘huge, enormous beaches’
By AP
A Purim effigy that appeared to be of an African-American man drew widespread condemnation in Spring Valley, New York, March 24, 2016. (Screen capture: News 12)
March 25, 2016, 11:02 pm
Black-faced Purim effigy in NY county draws condemnation
Local Jewish Federation, board of rabbis issue joint statement decrying offensive ‘hanging of Haman’ practice
By JTA
From the WebJune 12, 2014, 3:53 pm
French policemen questioned over blackface
Officers accused of racism after photos surface of them posing with bananas during a ‘negro party,’ the Guardian reports
Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show." (Comedy Central screenshot)
February 27, 2013, 2:17 pm
‘Daily Show’ mocks Purim controversy
Comedy Central takes on outrage over Jewish lawmaker’s Purim blackface costume
By ToI Staff
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says he "can't imagine" why anyone might object to his use of blackface for his Purim costume. (Facebook)
February 25, 2013, 8:21 pm
Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was ‘a lot of fun’ dressing up as an African-American basketball player
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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