Definition of blackface
: makeup applied to a performer playing a black person especially in a minstrel show; also : a performer wearing such makeup
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Pictures of the Carnival and the men in blackface soon emerged on the city's official website and Facebook page.
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The student who wore blackface said that he was required to attend a 45-minute counseling session at the school as a form of discipline.
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A photograph on the city government's official website showed two people in blackface at Saturday's parade.
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Lolade Adewuyi, a Nigerian journalist studying in Russia who witnessed the parade, told The Associated Press the people in blackface appeared as part of a section devoted to the June 17-July 2 Confederations Cup.
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Using the jive program is the electronic equivalent of appearing in blackface –
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First Known Use of blackface
1847
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