by lindaoppenheim | Apr 1, 2019 | Opinion
In his New York Times editorial, Staples argues that the 19th century creation of the ignominious blackface character Jim Crow cemented the demeaning stereotype in American consciousness and was expressed in popular culture, the entertainment world, commercial...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 4, 2016 | Article, Uncategorized
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, “Shurtz sent a note to students saying that she thought her costume would teach others about the diversity issues raised by Tweedy’s book, . . .Black Man in a White Coat (Macmillan) by Damon Tweedy, which tells the story of...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 15, 2015 | Opinion
Because of a recent (perennial) blackface event in Japan (http://kotaku.com/blackface-continues-in-japan-in-2015-1685…), an article I wrote on the subject (in Japanese at Huffington Post Japan and in English at has resurfaced on twitter and now I’m quoted in...
