Gucci Removes $890 'Blackface' Sweater, Apologizes After Receiving BacklashGucci has removed a controversial sweater from its website and apologized after some people said the sweater resembled blackface.
Prada Display Removed After Claims Of Racist, 'Blackface' Products In Store WindowAmong the first to call attention to the display’s controversial look was a staff attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights; declaring it "blackface imagery," "racist," and "denigrating."
NBC Cancels 'Megyn Kelly Today' After Blackface CommentsNBC News says the hour that had belonged to Kelly will be hosted next week by other "Today" show co-anchors.
2 New Jersey High School Girls Facing Backlash Over Blackface Instagram PostTwo Columbia High School students in New Jersey who dressed up in blackface said they meant it as a joke as the social media post comes on the heels of another incident in the school district described as anti-Semitic.
Experts: Blackface Halloween Costumes Cross A LineWith Halloween coming up, some experts have warned that acts such as dressing up in blackface are crossing a line.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind Apologizes After Attending His Purim Party In BlackfaceVeteran New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) apologized Monday afternoon to anyone who may have been offended by his decision to show up to a Purim party dressed as a basketball player, with blackface makeup and Afro wig.
