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Op-Ed: The grey areas of blackface

Maverick Life

Op-Ed: The grey areas of blackface

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

White folks + shoe polish = The edge of South African 'discourse'

South Africa

White folks + shoe polish = The edge of South African 'discourse'

By Richard Poplak