What do we still not understand about blackface?

People take part in rally against police racism and violence in Montreal on Nov. 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Copyrighted:

By The Big Story

Posted February 22, 2022 7:23 am.

Last Updated February 22, 2022 6:26 am.

In today’s Big Story podcast, you would think that after so much “listening and learning” by white people over the past few years, we’d stop seeing them wearing blackface in Canada. But it still happens. Relatively often.

Why do Canadians consider this an American phenomenon? What’s the history of blackface in this country? And how can we provide the proper context to explain why it’s so awful?

GUEST: Dr. Cheryl Thompson

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