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Senior Hillary Fuller, center, a communications studies major, Sierra Snell, left, a junior psychology major and Kyla Dixon, a junior sociology major presented a “Black Face: Then and Now” discusion and interacted with audience members Monday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Sorority discusses problems with blackface

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter February 20, 2017

The use of blackface to degrade the African-American community from the 19th century to today’s society was discussed Monday night by Zeta Phi Beta sorority. In the past, white actors portrayed African-Americans...

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