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Whitworth University soccer players rebuked for blackface Instagram photo
Source: Associated Press
Whitworth University soccer players rebuked for blackface Instagram photo
Associated Press in Spokane, Washington
Thursday 3 September 2015 15.56 BST
Five members of the women’s soccer team at a private Christian university in Washington state were suspended for one match on Wednesday, after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs.
Whitworth University, a liberal arts school in Spokane, said in a statement the players were suspended from the game following their actions at an unofficial team event on Monday night.
The players were attempting to appear as members of music group The Jackson 5 at an informal event at a local bowling alley, the Spokesman Review reported.
“In light of the impact that these actions have had on Whitworth and the greater Spokane community, we feel it is in the best interest of all involved to take this action at this time,” the head coach, Jael Hagerott, said in a statement.
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Associated Press in Spokane, Washington
Thursday 3 September 2015 15.56 BST
Five members of the women’s soccer team at a private Christian university in Washington state were suspended for one match on Wednesday, after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs.
Whitworth University, a liberal arts school in Spokane, said in a statement the players were suspended from the game following their actions at an unofficial team event on Monday night.
The players were attempting to appear as members of music group The Jackson 5 at an informal event at a local bowling alley, the Spokesman Review reported.
“In light of the impact that these actions have had on Whitworth and the greater Spokane community, we feel it is in the best interest of all involved to take this action at this time,” the head coach, Jael Hagerott, said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/03/washington-state-whitworth-unviersity-soccer-players-suspended-blackface
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