Blackface

• Toronto teacher fired for wearing blackface costume should be reinstated: arbitrator

  The decision says multiple students were upset by the teacher's blackface after he removed the black mask while teaching and later attended a school assembly.

  Canada

  Aug 20
  
• 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.'

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
  
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• ‘Golden Girls’ episode pulled from Hulu over blackface concerns

  Fans of the classic comedy show were left outraged by the streaming service's decision.

  Entertainment

  Jun 29, 2020
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• B.C. school principal, district apologize after blackface yearbook photo surfaces

  In 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
• ‘Scrubs’ removes 3 blackface episodes from Hulu at creator’s request

  The decision comes only two days after NBCU's removal of four '30 Rock' episodes that featured blackface.

  Entertainment

  Jun 25, 2020
• ‘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.

  Entertainment

  Jun 23, 2020
• Racist video sparks condemnation, questions about racism in Montreal’s West Island

  The video is under investigation by Montreal police.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2020
• B.C. school district apologizes for ‘slave day’ and blackface yearbook photos

  Photos surfaced on social media of pages from a middle-school yearbook about a "Slave Day" fundraising event in Chilliwack, B.C.

  Education

  Jun 10, 2020
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• Man arrested after attending Toronto anti-Black racism protest in blackface: police

  Police 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."

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2020
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• Jimmy Fallon apologizes for wearing blackface in resurfaced ‘SNL’ clip

  Jimmy Fallon issued his apology after he received backlash for the 'SNL' clip, which aired in 2000 and recently resurfaced on social media.

  Entertainment

  May 27, 2020