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    Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. Scholarship...
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  • Ogwule, Agatu, Benue State, Nigeria), known by his stage name Blackface Naija or just Blackface, is a Nigerian dancehall, ragga, reggae singer, and songwriter...
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  • Look up blackface in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blackface is a theatrical makeup to portray a stereotype of African Americans. Blackface may also...
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  • Digital blackface is a term used to describe the phenomenon of non-Black individuals using digital media, such as GIFs, memes, or audio clips featuring...
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    The Blackface or Scottish Blackface is a British breed of sheep. It is the most common sheep breed of the United Kingdom. Despite the name, it did not...
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    Minstrel show (category Blackface minstrelsy)
    19th century. The shows were performed by mostly white actors wearing blackface makeup for the purpose of comically portraying racial stereotypes of African...
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    This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackface makeup, whether in a minstrel show, as satire or historical depiction of such roles...
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  • due to its contestants' frequent usage of blackface. Prominent artists who have been impersonated via blackface include Drake, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson...
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  • Blackface in contemporary art covers issues from stage make-up used to make non-black performers appear black (the traditional meaning of blackface),...
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    Al Jolson (category Blackface minstrel performers)
    he sang. Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers". Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking...
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    Multiple theories exist about the origins of the theatrical practice of blackface as a caricature of black people. One interpretation is that it can be...
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    "vibrato").[citation needed] The Blackface amplifiers were produced between 1963 and mid 1968 with the earliest blackface piggyback and large combo amps...
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  • Whiteface (performance) (category Blackface minstrelsy)
    fair-skinned. The term is a reversal of the form of performance known as blackface, in which makeup was used by a performer to make themselves look like...
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  • Jynx (redirect from Pokemon blackface)
    critic Carole Boston Weatherford, who described Jynx as representing blackface after seeing the character's depiction in the anime. Due to complaints...
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  • Blackface Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Blackface Mountain most likely was so named on account of its appearance. "Blackface Mountain". Geographical...
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  • Ganguro (redirect from Japanese Blackface)
    Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru. The Shibuya...
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    The Jazz Singer (category Blackface minstrel shows and films)
    himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer, performing in blackface. He attempts to build a career as an entertainer, but his professional...
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    apology, an earlier instance from the early 1990s of Trudeau wearing blackface makeup was uncovered. The following day, Trudeau apologized again and...
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    the midst of backlash over remarks by Kelly on the program regarding blackface, and reports suggesting she wished to focus more on her role as an NBC...
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    Impala (redirect from Blackfaced Impala)
    The impala or rooibok (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus Aepyceros...
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    banned blackface, but some groups have continued to wear blackface into the 21st century over growing protests. However, as of 2017, the use of blackface is...
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    Zwarte Piet (category Blackface minstrel characters)
    version of the character, since deemed a racial stereotype, usually put on blackface and colourful Renaissance attire in addition to curly wigs and bright...
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    Dan Emmett (category Blackface minstrel performers)
    American composer, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. He is most remembered as the...
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    respond to the diss track. The cover features a 2007 photograph of Drake in blackface taken by David Leyes. Drake commented on the cover, saying "the photo...
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    Thomas D. Rice (category Blackface minstrel performers)
    September 19, 1860) was an American performer and playwright who performed in blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become...
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    Arena di Verona Festival (category Blackface theatre)
    and Instagram, condemning Netrebko's use of blackface and disputing the opera company's claim that blackface is still a necessary practice. Since 1976 the...
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  • Blackface is a studio album by the R&B group Shai. It was produced by Shai; the group spent nine months working on it. The album peaked at No. 42 on the...
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  • rare cases openly non-heterosexual. These shows were an example of how Blackface was used in a racist form of entertainment where the performers would...
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  • and R&B music group. The group's members were 2face Idibia, Faze and Blackface. The group was formed during their college years in Enugu, at the Institute...
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  • Blackface Point (67°57′S 65°24′W / 67.950°S 65.400°W / -67.950; -65.400) is a rocky and precipitous headland 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Cape...
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