Dem Virginia AG Says He Wore Blackface At 1980 College Party

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 4: Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring speaks during the Virginia Democrats' campaign rally at the Prince William County fairgrounds in Manassas, Va., on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. (Photo By Bi... UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 4: Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring speaks during the Virginia Democrats' campaign rally at the Prince William County fairgrounds in Manassas, Va., on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Another top Virginia Democrat has admitted to wearing blackface decades ago. Attorney General Mark Herring issued a statement Wednesday saying he wore brown makeup and a wig in 1980 to look like a black rapper during a party as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia.

The revelation further roils the top levels of Virginia government. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax are already facing controversies, and Herring would be next in line to be governor after those two men.

Many including Herring have urged Northam to resign after the discovery of a photo of someone in blackface on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. Fairfax, next in line to be governor, has been accused of sexual misconduct, which he denies.

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  1. Nice goin’, VA Dems. Sounds like it’s time for the old white guys to hand over the keys?

  2. Oh, ffs, vote ‘em all out.

    It’d be great to just replace them all, yesterday. Civil rights activists should be seriously considering running for their positions.

    ETA: interesting twist, this AG is said by someone in VA to have a positive track record on trying to reverse things like discriminatory sentencing. We need a, more formal, public discussion to address this societal issue.

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