Millburn Parents Angry, Dismayed at Blackface Incident in Elementary School

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    Millburn Parents Angry, Dismayed at Blackface Incident in Elementary School

    Some parents and community members are furious at what they perceive as a tepid response by administration to a student appearing in blackface at a recent annual historical fair at a Millburn elementary school. When a white fifth-grade girl showed up to the school’s annual Wax Museum event — which aims to teach children about the accomplishments of influential people throughout history — dressed as Martin Luther King, Jr., complete with black makeup on her face, she was allowed to participate in the event without any teachers, principal or administration apparently intervening. Parents also charge the school knew about the ...


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