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Blackface lecture: “Leaning into uncomfortable truth”

Blackface lecture: “Leaning into uncomfortable truth”

March 16, 2019

In light of recent news stories about the offensive use of blackface, Whitworth professor of history Dale Soden, P.h.D. gave a lecture on the racist history surrounding the topic and its current relevance.

Letter to the editor: Response to blackface articles

October 7, 2015

Dear Editor:In my nearly 33 years of teaching at Whitworth, I have never written in response to an article in The Whitworthian, believing that as a student publication, it should be about student concerns...

Whitworth responds to cultural appropriation

September 23, 2015

by Rebekah Bresee Editor-in-chief An Instagram photo of the Whitworth women’s soccer team unknowingly adorning blackface gained coverage and publicity, bringing to light a larger conversation: How...

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