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    Blackface is the practice of performers, typically non-black performers, using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    "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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    openly admitted that he "does have some regrets about having profited from blackface". He further stated: "I'm so sorry that I can't make Mama Jack 2. If I...
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  • The Story of Adidon (category Blackface minstrelsy)
    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    "Pro-Kremlin TV ridicules Obama with blackface skit". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 January 2022. "Obama Blackface Skit on Kremlin-Funded TV Sparks Outrage"...
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    "MYMP wears blackface as Halloween costume, says Black Lives Matter is propaganda". Retrieved October 31, 2020. "MYMP in hot water over blackface performance"...
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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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    controversial pictures and video were published showing Trudeau in brownface and blackface. On September 18, 2019, Time magazine published a photograph of Trudeau...
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