They were 12 when they made Virginia history. On the day that should have been celebrated, the focus turned to blackface.
(N/A/AP)ColumnistMichael Jones doesn’t remember where he got the coat, or even whether he was nervous the day he slipped it on and made history. If you saw the photo out of context, you would have no idea that racism was raging around him. That’s what Black History Month events generally do. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The recent revelations in Virginia she said, only make her feel stronger that these conversations need to be happening now.
Source: Washington Post February 09, 2019 12:22 UTC
