World Sep 19 WATCH: Trudeau apologizes after new video shows he wore blackface A third instance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau darkening his face when he was younger surfaced Thursday. His reelection is a month away.
World Sep 18 Trudeau apologizes for brownface, calls it a 'dumb thing to do' Time magazine posted the photo, which it says was published in the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in British Columbia where Trudeau worked as a teacher before entering politics. It depicts Trudeau wearing a turban… By Rob Gillies, Associated Press
Politics May 22 Probe inconclusive on Virginia governor's racist yearbook pic Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said they couldn't "conclusively determine" the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. By Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics May 21 Probe of racist photo on Virginia governor's yearbook page completed Eastern Virginia Medical School announced it is planning a news conference and will make a written report of the investigation public. The school gave no details about what the investigation found. By Ben Finley, Alan Suderman, Associated Press
Feb 11 Gov. Northam's 'indentured servant' remark challenged By Associated Press Historians say Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wrongly used the term "indentured servants" when referring to the first Africans to arrive in what is now Virginia. Scholars say they were enslaved. Continue reading
Feb 09 Virginia Gov. Northam, Lt. Gov. Fairfax reject growing calls for resignation By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Calls were mounting for Virginia’s lieutenant governor to resign Saturday, at the tail end of an astonishing week that saw the state’s top three elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race,… Continue reading
Feb 08 Virginia Gov. Northam survives scandal by staying out of sight By Alan Suderman, Associated Press He promised to start an honest conversation about race and how to heal the lingering wounds of Virginia's painful past. Then he disappeared. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 10:02 Virginia political turmoil leads to moment of reckoning for Democrats With two Virginia state leaders admitting to wearing blackface and another accused of sexual assault, Democrats are debating not only a change in leadership but what their party stands for. Amna Nawaz is joined by Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott… Continue watching
Feb 06 Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring reveals he wore blackface in 1980 By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The revelation further roils the top levels of Virginia government. Continue reading