Dancer Apologizes for Blackface Halloween Costume

Following an uproar, dancer Julianne Hough took to Twitter Saturday to apologize for donning blackface as part of anΒ Orange Is the New Black Halloween costume.Β  https://twitter.com/juliannehough/status/394173407266619393 Suggested Reading Black Museums, Exhibits That Should Be On Your Summer Vacation Plans Huge Development In R. Kelly’s Legal Case After Customer Got Caught In A Hilarious Braid Shop…

Following an uproar, dancer Julianne Hough took to Twitter Saturday to apologize for donning blackface as part of anΒ Orange Is the New Black Halloween costume.Β 

https://twitter.com/juliannehough/status/394173407266619393
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Good for Hough for apologizing. That was not a good look or a good choice for a costume, no matter the intention.

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