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Virginia Attorney General Says He Wore Blackface As A Tribute To Rappers Like Kurtis Blow

On Wednesday, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring released a statement admitting to wearing blackface at a college party in 1980. According to the statement, Herring claimed that when he was a 19-year-old college student, his friends "suggested we attend a party dressed like rappers we listened to at the time, like Kurtis Blow, and perform…

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21:56 on February 6 2019

Virginia Attorney General Says He Wore Blackface As A Tribute To Rappers Like Kurtis Blow

Stereogum — On Wednesday, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring released a statement admitting to wearing blackface at a college party in 1980. According to the statement, Herring c... more info
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