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Mississippi Sorority Sisters Placed on Probation After Dressing in Blackface

Six students used blackface to dress as the characters from The Cosby Show. Yes, this is in 2011.

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‘We’re Not a Costume’: Student Campaign Targets ‘Racist’ Halloween Costumes

You may be able to hide behind a mask this Halloween, but what if that mask is an offensive representation of someone else’s culture?

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Beyoncé in Blackface: Fashionable or Foul? Critics Weigh In on Controversial Photo Shoot

Beyoncé is getting some less than favorable reviews for a recent shoot she did with French magazine L’Offciel Paris — not because she looks any less stunning than usual, but because she appeared in blackface as part of “paying homage to the African queens through the ages.”