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Teacher wearing blackface at Toronto school for Halloween put on home assignment'Caricatures of peoples’ race or culture are not appropriate and are offensive and hurtful. Regardless of whether this was intended or not, it was racist and dehumanizing.'CanadaNov 1, 2021
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‘Golden Girls’ episode pulled from Hulu over blackface concernsFans of the classic comedy show were left outraged by the streaming service's decision.EntertainmentJun 29, 2020
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B.C. school principal, district apologize after blackface yearbook photo surfacesIn a letter penned Thursday, Bonnar said that he and the then-principal of the school, who is Black, had dressed up as one another for the costume.Jun 28, 2020
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‘Scrubs’ removes 3 blackface episodes from Hulu at creator’s requestThe decision comes only two days after NBCU's removal of four '30 Rock' episodes that featured blackface.EntertainmentJun 25, 2020
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‘30 Rock’ blackface episodes pulled by Tina Fey, NBCU'We believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation,' Tina Fey said in a statement.EntertainmentJun 23, 2020
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Racist video sparks condemnation, questions about racism in Montreal’s West IslandThe video is under investigation by Montreal police.CanadaJun 16, 2020
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B.C. school district apologizes for ‘slave day’ and blackface yearbook photosPhotos surfaced on social media of pages from a middle-school yearbook about a "Slave Day" fundraising event in Chilliwack, B.C.EducationJun 10, 2020
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Man arrested after attending Toronto anti-Black racism protest in blackface: policePolice initially told Global News he was arrested for breach of the peace and charged, but have since said no charges have been laid and "inquiries continue."CrimeJun 6, 2020
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Jimmy Fallon apologizes for wearing blackface in resurfaced ‘SNL’ clipJimmy Fallon issued his apology after he received backlash for the 'SNL' clip, which aired in 2000 and recently resurfaced on social media.EntertainmentMay 27, 2020
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Canadians’ views on racism unchanged, despite ‘difficult’ conversations in 2019: pollAn Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News found 49 per cent of Canadians think racism isn't a serious problem in the country.CanadaDec 21, 2019
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