Thursday, September 22, 2011

Anthony Morgan, McGill Student, Files Complaint About Blackface

Anthony Morgan, McGill Student, Files Complaint About Blackface: A university student who filmed white business students in blackface and chanting in mock Jamaican accents said Tuesday he is filing a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission about the incident.

Anthony Morgan, a McGill University student of Jamaican decent, filmed HEC Montreal business school students dressed in the colors of the Jamaican flag, many with their faces, arms, hands and legs painted black. He said some of the students were also chanting, "Smoke more weed."

The business school said the students were participating in a back-to-school "stunt" organized by a student sports committee. They claimed to be portraying Jamaican sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.