OPINION: Recent blackface incidents unveil America’s ingrained racism
Imani Thaniel, Contributing Writer Americans saw blackface for the first time at a minstrel show in New York in the 1830s. White performers covered their faces […]
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How Northam’s indentured servant remark sparked a conversation about what we learn in school
Emma North, Contributing Writer Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who is already engulfed in a race-related scandal, did nothing to quell his detractors last week when […]
Column: How imagery drives racism
Fadel Allassan, News Editor For the many who doubt the existence of racism in contemporary American society, a glance at the news in the last […]
EXCLUSIVE: VCU and predecessors yearbooks show racist imagery as late as 1989, students held “Slave Sale” fundraiser
Hannah Eason, Contributing Writer Yearbooks from the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia are littered with racist photos, some published as recently […]
Don’t apologize for alleged blackface with confirmed blackface
Brianna Scott, Opinions Editor Racist. Resign. Impeach. These are the words being thrown around after a racist photo surfaced from the medical school yearbook page of […]
