blackface /tags/blackface blackface en-US WLRN Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:57:17 GMT Blackface incident at Miami preschool shows "desperate need" to educate against anti-Blackness /education/2023-02-28/blackface-incident-at-miami-preschool-shows-desperate-need-to-educate-against-anti-blackness Photos emerged this month of children at a preschool in Little River with their faces painted black, apparently for a Black History Month lesson. An FIU professor who studies the African diaspora says the incident shows how anti-Blackness persists in Latin American contexts. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:57:17 GMT /education/2023-02-28/blackface-incident-at-miami-preschool-shows-desperate-need-to-educate-against-anti-blackness Kate Payne Another racist blackface controversy erupts in the Cuban community, this time in Hialeah /news/2022-05-03/another-racist-blackface-controversy-erupts-in-the-cuban-community-this-time-in-hialeah A video ad for the Hialeah department store Ñooo Qué Barato features a Cuban comedian in blackface — reminiscent of a racist episode in 2018 in Little Havana. Tue, 03 May 2022 21:53:56 GMT /news/2022-05-03/another-racist-blackface-controversy-erupts-in-the-cuban-community-this-time-in-hialeah Tim Padgett Herald Columnist's Racist Tweets Reflect South Florida Latinos' Summer Of Denial /commentary/2020-09-03/herald-columnists-racist-tweets-reflect-south-florida-latinos-summer-of-denial COMMENTARY Armando Salguero's controversial remarks point to a larger racial problem in South Florida's Latino community Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:25:32 GMT /commentary/2020-09-03/herald-columnists-racist-tweets-reflect-south-florida-latinos-summer-of-denial Tim Padgett Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface Costume At 2001 Party /2019-09-18/canadian-pm-trudeau-apologizes-for-brownface-costume-at-2001-party The revelation of the photo comes as Trudeau is launching his reelection bid. "I'm pissed off at myself, I'm disappointed in myself," the prime minister said. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:53:28 GMT /2019-09-18/canadian-pm-trudeau-apologizes-for-brownface-costume-at-2001-party Richard Gonzales In New Orleans, The Fight Over Blackface Renews Scrutiny Of A Mardi Gras Tradition /2019-03-03/in-new-orleans-the-fight-over-blackface-renews-scrutiny-of-a-mardi-gras-tradition Every year, African-American members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club paint their faces black for the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. Now, they're facing calls to end the practice. Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:21:00 GMT /2019-03-03/in-new-orleans-the-fight-over-blackface-renews-scrutiny-of-a-mardi-gras-tradition Michel Martin, Janaya Williams