Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Blackface in Virginia-Zander Pryor
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/ralph-northam-listening-tour-hbcu
It's nice to know that even in such volatile times as these, some things never change. Case in point? Ralph Northam. The Virginian politician was recently discovered to have participated in black face in his youth. He is now going on a "listening tour" instead of taking the logical option of stepping down or apologizing.
Its almost comforting that politicians always have been and likely always will be awful. The entire failure of Warren G Harding and his administration was his naive belief that members of his staff were incorruptible. Despite this being around a century ago, it appears we haven't learned anything from our previous mistakes. We cannot be like Harding. We have to hold politicians accountable and view them as flawed, corruptible individuals. And for God's sake, dont vote for the guy who did blackface as a bare minimum.
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I agree. There are now multiple stories coming out about people and clothes brands that have done blackface and it is really crazy to see how history repeats itself.
ReplyDeletePeople really don't understand how to respect others no matter their ethnicity , color, religion, sexuality ect. History really does repeat itself. This is very disrespectful . - Alma Alvarado- Cabrera
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