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Explaining Blackface

Blackface has resurfaced into the spotlight in recent weeks.

03/01/2019

Basic Black

Explaining Blackface

Season 2018 Episode 5117 | 26m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Blackface has resurfaced into the spotlight in recent weeks.

Blackface has resurfaced into the spotlight in recent weeks. Basic Black explores why it is still a sensitive issue.Tanisha Sullivan, Esq., Pres. NAACP Boston Branch, WGBH Board of Overseers. Social Justice & Race Reporter, The Boston Globe, Meghan Irons, Michael Jeffries, Associate Prof. of American Studies, Wellesley College. Tracy Strain, Documentary Filmmaker & Professor, Northeastern Univ.

03/01/2019

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Basic Black

Explaining Blackface

Season 2018 Episode 5117 | 26m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Blackface has resurfaced into the spotlight in recent weeks. Basic Black explores why it is still a sensitive issue.Tanisha Sullivan, Esq., Pres. NAACP Boston Branch, WGBH Board of Overseers. Social Justice & Race Reporter, The Boston Globe, Meghan Irons, Michael Jeffries, Associate Prof. of American Studies, Wellesley College. Tracy Strain, Documentary Filmmaker & Professor, Northeastern Univ.

03/01/2019

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