{"id":21427,"date":"2022-02-13T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T21:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=21427"},"modified":"2022-02-13T13:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T21:21:08","slug":"the-origins-of-blackface-and-black-stereotypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/13\/the-origins-of-blackface-and-black-stereotypes\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ORIGINS OF BLACKFACE AND BLACK STEREOTYPES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/dwan_reece_the_origins_of_blackface_and_black_stereotypes\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TEDxMidAtlanticMarch 2019|Ted.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dwan ReeceIf you\u2019re wondering why blackface \u2014 mimicking people of African descent via stereotypes and makeup-darkened skin \u2014 is a big deal, then perhaps a little history lesson can help demystify the outcry. Dwan Reece, curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, explains how this practice permeates the American psyche and culture (in theater, music, books and beyond) and why it\u2019s not simply harmless fun, but a legacy of oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/dwan_reece\">Dwan Reece Museum curator See speaker profile<\/a>&nbsp;Dwandalyn R. Reece is Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian Institution\u2019s National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEDxMidAtlanticMarch 2019|Ted.com Dwan ReeceIf you\u2019re wondering why blackface \u2014 mimicking people of African descent via stereotypes and makeup-darkened skin \u2014 is a big deal, then perhaps a little history lesson can help demystify the outcry. Dwan Reece, curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, explains how&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/13\/the-origins-of-blackface-and-black-stereotypes\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21428,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21427\/revisions\/21428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}