colorism

Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest

A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface

June 25, 2018
Arts, Culture & Media

Afro Latinos in Florida say the existence of the play is a small window into the racism that persists in Latin American communities stateside and abroad.

A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface

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