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Blackface Controversy
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Blackface Photo Of Newly Elected NJ Councilman Causes Outrage
An anti-racism group wants a newly-elected New Jersey borough councilman to quit or apologize for wearing blackface in a 2015 photo depicting him in blackface shared on Facebook. Republican Vincent Kelly beat incumbent Democrats to win a seat on the Pitman Council in Tuesday’s election. The Pitman Anti-Racist Collective issued a statement about the photo of Kelly dressed as rapper Flavor Flav. Kelly in a statement to the Courier Post denied any wrongdoing. He said the photo was taken in 2008 and shared to Facebook in 2015, and was for a "theme couple" party. Kelly and his wife dr…