Release Date

31 Dec, 2019

Runtime

00:13: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Since the dawn of cinema and until the mid-20th century, the minstrel show-based practice of donning blackface to portray characters of African descent has been a staple in Hollywood. Our colleagues explain blackface’s harmful history and how its usage has been damaging for Black representation.

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Actors

Eric Lott

Jacqueline Najuma Stewart

Donald Bogle