September 29, 2019
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#296 Two Centuries of Blackface in Canada
Cheryl Thompson joins to help walk us through Canada’s history with blackface and why this story is not about race. 
Jesse Brown
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Kevin Sexton
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Jordan Cornish
Producer

Dr. Cheryl Thompson is an assistant professor at Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries, and the author of Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty CultureShe’s currently working on a new project about the history of blackface in Canada, and joins Jesse to tell us about her research. 

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