Posted on 10/04/2021 11:24:23 AM PDT by algore
Little Rock, Arkansas news station KATV suspended anchor Chris May and meteorologist Barry Brandt for wearing Afro-style wigs in mid-September
The station also fired longtime news director Nick Genty
The wigs were part of a 'return to the 70s' segment in which on-air talent was supposed to sport looks popular in the 1970s as temperatures dropped
It was heavily criticized by a local activist who said that a white person wearing an Afro wig is a perpetuation of 'systemic racism
In a statement, officials for KATV said they condemned the stunt
Sinclair Broadcast Group Vice President John Seabers also met with members of the National Association of Black Journalists in the aftermath to apologize
He said the company is now working to hire more staff members of color
'We apologize to all viewers who were rightfully offended by the segment, and we promise to enact and enforce new measures to prevent future incidents from occurring,' he said in a statement.
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A one hundred percent Irish member of my family had that exact fro except a hell of a lot bigger back in the 70s
Michael Jackson.
Only in America can a young poor black boy grow up to be an old rich white woman.
What happened to “black is beautiful”?
Thank u
That was I think 2013 maybe
We were in St Augustine visiting fellow freeper and friend Travis mcgee (Matt bracken resident frogman and author) and his dear family and were lunching at the marina
Looks like a Hinckley maybe
I once owned freighters and various vessels
Again tks
That sounds funny. It’s too bad no one has a sense of humor anymore.
Well this is new. Black people didn’t have “fros?” White people like Greg Brady didn’t have “fros?” I guess Angela Davis was a racist. She even wore black face...
“It was heavily criticized by a local activist”
ACTIVIST!!! AS IN SINGULAR!!! I would have told that activist to pound sand.
Warren Wilhelm Jr.
bingo...
Unbelievable!
People are so thin skinned and humorless. Woke companies are nuts, too, because they will fall all over themselves if only one person complains.
How sad.
Victoria Principal for Earthquake rocked, no pun, a fro in 1974. Here she is on Carson:
I remember people referring to it as “big hair”
and yes there were some black dudes sporting afro’s in tv and movies, even in real life but there were just as many other men and women sporting their big hair.
There were so many beautiful women with big hair.
(I can prove this with period print magazines that cannot be edited as easily as the web. )
In fact none of women shaved half their hair off.
Bob Ross is rolling in his grave.
Neil Schon
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