2. Politicians? They Be Racist Too…No Matter The Party
Source: The Washington Post / Getty
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This shouldn’t be a surprise, considering the disproportionate number of Black people in office vs. White people.
But damn…
2019 made it real clear.
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam kicked off the racism in politics tour when photos from his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook surfaced. In one photo, one man in blackface stands beside a guy in a Ku Klux Klan costume under a page labeled with Northam’s name.
At first, Northam apologized for the photo, even though he said he couldn’t remember if he was the Ku Klux Klan member or the guy in blackface.
Then, he went on to say that it wasn’t him in the photo at all, but Northam did darken his skin once for a Michael Jackson look.
Either way, the moves weren’t cute and many people were calling on Northam to resign.
Add to this a wife who thought it was cool to pass out cotton to Black kids during a talk about slavery, and you have a politician who has the people of Virginia divided.
And this was just Act I of the racism in politics tour (inconveniently held during Black History month). Next on the line-up was…
– Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring having a blackface history.
– Democratic Maryland Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti calling a mostly Black county the “Ni**er District”
– Plus the more discrete acts of racism some politicians carrying out every day
Watch who you’re voting for.
Whew! 5 Lessons Learned During This Struggle Black History Month was originally published on globalgrind.com
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