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Arizona Republicans Run To Defend State Candidate Allegedly Pictured In 'Aunt Jemima' Blackface
https://www.theroot.com/arizona-republicans-run-to-defend-state-candidate-alleg-1849710157Arizona Republicans Run To Defend State Candidate Allegedly Pictured In 'Aunt Jemima' Blackface
State House nominee Mary Ann Mendoza allegedly appears in black and brownface on two separate occasions.
By Murjani Rawls
Published Today 12:35PM
Arizona Republicans are running to the defense of a State House nominee Mary Ann Mendoza who has been accused of wearing blackface and brownface in two different pictures, according to The Copper Courier. Mendoza has not commented on the authenticity of the photos.
One of the pictures allegedly showed Mendoza at a Halloween party in blackface as Aunt Jemima and another in brownface for a costume depicting the Native American figure Pocahontas. It’s not clear who took the pictures and when they happened. Mendoza identifies herself as an “anti-illegal immigration” candidate for the state House in Arizona’s 9th District. Her police officer son was tragically killed by an undocumented drunken driver.
Mendoza appeared as one of former President Trump’s “angel moms’ used to justify his hard-line immigration policies. However, Mendoza felt out of favor with the Republican party when she retweeted an anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy and was dropped from the Republican National Convention lineup. The State House candidate apologized and said she “retweeted a very long thread earlier without reading every post within the thread.”
Democratic candidates Seth Blattman and Lorena Austin released a joint statement blasting the photographs. According to them, this is another instance of bigotry from Mendoza.
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State House nominee Mary Ann Mendoza allegedly appears in black and brownface on two separate occasions.
By Murjani Rawls
Published Today 12:35PM
Arizona Republicans are running to the defense of a State House nominee Mary Ann Mendoza who has been accused of wearing blackface and brownface in two different pictures, according to The Copper Courier. Mendoza has not commented on the authenticity of the photos.
One of the pictures allegedly showed Mendoza at a Halloween party in blackface as Aunt Jemima and another in brownface for a costume depicting the Native American figure Pocahontas. It’s not clear who took the pictures and when they happened. Mendoza identifies herself as an “anti-illegal immigration” candidate for the state House in Arizona’s 9th District. Her police officer son was tragically killed by an undocumented drunken driver.
Mendoza appeared as one of former President Trump’s “angel moms’ used to justify his hard-line immigration policies. However, Mendoza felt out of favor with the Republican party when she retweeted an anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy and was dropped from the Republican National Convention lineup. The State House candidate apologized and said she “retweeted a very long thread earlier without reading every post within the thread.”
Democratic candidates Seth Blattman and Lorena Austin released a joint statement blasting the photographs. According to them, this is another instance of bigotry from Mendoza.
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https://coppercourier.com/story/mary-ann-mendoza-blackface/
East Valley Legislative Candidate Mary Ann Mendoza Appears to Be Wearing Blackface in Recently Surfaced Photos
Camaron Stevenson
October 24, 2022 8:28 am MST
Originally Published
October 21, 2022 4:53 pm MST
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Camaron Stevenson
October 24, 2022 8:28 am MST
Originally Published
October 21, 2022 4:53 pm MST
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