Black scholars criticize white writer's 'dehumanizing' use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations

Canadian journalist Sam Forster, who is white, is facing a storm of criticism for self-publishing a book after he “disguised” himself as a Black man to travel in various U.S. cities. Several Black scholars who study race relations and write about the Black experience said Forster's use of blackface is dehumanizing and troublesome, regardless of the context.