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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was just asked when did he first realize that wearing blackface was racist. He pointed to the diversity of the crowd gathered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to watch him speak, and said serving as a leader for diverse populations made him realize that blackface and brownface are wrong. “Fighting for them, …

CLOSE Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has launched his reelection campaign ahead of a close October 21 vote. (Sept. 11) AP, AP WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday after a 2001 brownface photo from a school yearbook surfaced taken when he was a 29-year-old teacher, adding turbulence for Trudeau to an already choppy re-election …

A photograph in a school yearbook where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to teach depicted him in brownface during a gala in 2001. The picture was taken at West Point Grey Academy’s Arabian Nights-themed gala and shows a 29-year-old Trudeau wearing a turban and robes. His face, neck, and hands are completely darkened to …

A photograph dug up by Time appears to show prime minister Justin Trudeau wearing “brownface” while at a themed party in 2001. In the photo, the then 29-year-old Trudeau is seen with several women while dressed up in a stereotypical costume with his entire face painted. Time magazine has just dropped a bombshell report on …