Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D.) said he has "always been inclusive" in response to a question about his blackface scandal, arguing that people have "moved forward" from the scandal. 
A New York Times op-ed Saturday made the case that a hate crime carried out by Indian-American teens on African-American girls proved that "whiteness evolves" and includes people of color. 
A Democratic congressman slammed Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R., Texas) as "a racist" in response to a constituent asking him to condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) at a recent town hall. 
The Washington, D.C., chapter of a climate activism group issued an apology to Black Lives Matter for "eroding trust with our black and brown allies" at a September protest. 
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is still struggling to contain the scandal that erupted after he admitted to wearing blackface and brownface costumes on multiple occasions in the past. 
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib (D.) told the Detroit police chief his facial recognition analysts should only be African Americans because "non-African Americans think all African Americans look the same." 
Canada prime minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing "profoundly" in response to revelations that he wore "blackface" or "brownface" or "face-darkening makeup," if you prefer, on at least three occasions in the past. 
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday claimed Americans who support President Donald Trump's immigration policies are supporting "racism." 
You may have heard that the second installment of the movie adaptation of Stephen King's IT is subpar. You may have even heard that Pennywise, the evil interdimensional space clown, is, alas, not a gay ally! But did you know the movie is also racist? So sayeth Slate pop critic Jack Hamilton in "It: Chapter Two Adapts a Storyline About Racism Into a Storyline That’s Racist." 
Former Vice President Joe Biden praised the late South Carolina senator Fritz Hollings during a speech Wednesday, calling the Democrat a "great, great friend" who "helped me a great deal through some very difficult times." 