VIOLA DAVIS REJECTS TARGET’S APOLOGY OVER “BLACKFACE” HALLOWEEN COSTUME. (PHOTO).

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  Viola Davis Rejects Target’s Apology Over “Blackface” Halloween Costume Viola Davis has rejected Target’s apology after the retailer pulled a controversial kids’ Halloween costume that critics said evoked racist minstrel and blackface imagery. Target removed the $25 "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown" costume from its Hyde and EEK! Boutique line after backlash over the design’s exaggerated features, which many linked to Jim Crow-era minstrel and blackface tropes. The retailer took down the item and issued an apology, saying they “got this wrong” and acknowledging the deep hurt caused to Black customers and employees. Davis, however, turned down the apology. She argued that Target failed to grasp the historical weight and dehumanizing impact of the imagery. “...I do not believe that you understand the impact... the pain... the dehumanization of the above,” Davis said, adding that the incident showed the company was “not on her side” and that such imagery contribu...
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GOV. SANWO-OLU RECEIVES UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMONWEALTH & DEVT. AFFAIRS, HON. DAVID LAMMY AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 GOV. SANWO-OLU RECEIVES UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMONWEALTH & DEVT. AFFAIRS, HON. DAVID LAMMY AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024


 Today, I welcomed Rt. Hon. David Lammy, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, to Lagos House, Marina.


Hon. Lammy praised our developmental progress in Lagos, particularly in transportation, the environment, and infrastructure. He also highlighted the need for increased collaboration between London and Lagos.


I shared that our Greater Lagos vision aims to establish our city as a global economic hub, which drives our developmental strategy outlined in the THEMES+ agenda.


I reaffirmed our commitment to nurturing the creative economy, advancing infrastructure development, and implementing sustainable environmental policies.


 


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Hon. David Lammy during a courtesy call by the UK Secretary of State at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 4 November 2024


 


l-r: UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Hon. David Lammy receiving a Lagos State government plaque from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a courtesy call by the UK Secretary of State at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 4 November 2024


 


l-r: UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Hon. David Lammy admiring an Eyo statue presented to him by Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a courtesy call by the UK Secretary of State at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 4 November 2024


 


l-r: UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Hon. David Lammy; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat; Secretary to Lagos State Government, Barr. 'Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin; British High Commissioner, Mr. Richard Montgomery during a courtesy call at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 4 November 2024. Behind are Commissioners for the Environment & Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab and Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Ope George.


 


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, flanked by the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Hon. David Lammy (left), Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat (right) with entourage of the UK Secretary of State and some members of the Lagos Executive Council, during a courtesy call at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 4 November 2024.

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