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...

PDP KEBBI CONDUCT LG CONGRESS, LEADERS ENCOURAGES MEMBERS. (PHOTO).


 PDP Kebbi Conduct LG Congress, Leaders Encourages Members




The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has successfully conducted its Ward Congresses across the 21 local government areas of Kebbi State, electing new executives and delegates in various wards.


Gwangwadija Ward in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area, members of the Ward Congress Election Committee from the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, led by the PDP Chairman of Sokoto State, Bello Aliyu Goronyo, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the exercise.


Goronyo expressed satisfaction with the exercise stressing that the  turnout was encouraging, and a testament that the PDP is still accepted by the people


He noted that despite the challenges facing the party, the PDP remains a formidable opposition force in Nigeria.


The national delegation also held a meeting with security agencies and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), commending them for their roles in ensuring a hitch-free exercise, particularly in security-prone areas.


Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the PDP Ward Congress in Kebbi State, Sani Dododo who also serves as the party’s Publicity Secretary affirmed the unity and strength of the party in the state.

More photos below. 






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