blackface

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother, Nadirah Pierce, picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and…

Jojo Siwa is speaking out.

YouTube star Jenna Marbles made a tearful announcement Thursday that she is quitting the platform after apologizing for several problematic videos she posted between 2011 and 2012.

Jimmy Kimmel apologized Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities but said his delay in addressing the subject came in part to avoid handing a victory to his foes.

Several episodes of “30 Rock” will be leaving all platforms soon, if they haven’t already.

Howard Stern is addressing a resurfaced video that shows him in blackface and using a racial slur.

Downey played a white actor who has undergone a skin-darkening procedure for the role of a black soldier in the spoof of the movie industry. Ben Stiller directed and also starred in the 2008 film about a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie who are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

Oliver Peck announced on Instagram that he will no longer be a judge on “Ink Master” after photos emerged of him in blackface, NBC News reports.

A look at the history of blackface following the recent blackface incident at a Medley community event. A local professor discusses its origins and why blackface continues to resurface today.

Italian fashion house Gucci announced a major push Friday to step up diversity hiring as part of a long-term plan to build cultural awareness at the luxury fashion company following an uproar over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface. Gucci also said it will hire a global director for diversity and inclusion, a newly created role that will be based...

Director Spike Lee says he will no longer wear Gucci or Prada until the brands hire some black designers, following a pair of blackface fashion fails.

A poll worker was issued a citation for assault by contact Tuesday after an altercation with a voter at a Houston, Texas polling place. Rolanda Anthony said Juanita Barnes, a poll worker, became aggressive when Anthony tried to cast her ballot. “Perhaps if I put on my blackface makeup today you would be able to comprehend what I’m saying,” Barnes...