Facebook donated heavily to Virginia Democrats, sought refund from Mississippi Republican

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Facebook donated heavily to Virginia Democrats, sought refund from Mississippi Republican

by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2019 Facebook has not asked for donations given to Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam and Secretary of State Mark Herring, both of whom have admitted to wearing blackface in the past, to be refunded. Political observers in Washington say the social media giant is practicing a double standard on the issue […]

Hit by race crisis, Democrat media substitutes ‘dark makeup’ for ‘blackface’

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Hit by race crisis, Democrat media substitutes ‘dark makeup’ for ‘blackface’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2019 The use of blackface in the United States goes back to around the 1830s when white actors in minstrel shows darkened their faces and used exaggerated stereotypes to dehumanize black people. In January, Florida’s Republican secretary of state, Michael Ertel, resigned after it was revealed that, in 2005, he […]