FARGO N.D.
North Dakota State University officials are looking into another incident on campus in which a student impersonated someone of a different race.
A nonwhite student master of ceremonies for the International Student Association talent show on Friday night wore white makeup on his face while portraying Michael Jackson, a Black entertainer known for his light skin color.
The incident came in the wake of a March 18 skit on campus in which a White student in blackface portrayed presidential candidate Barack Obama receiving a lap dance. That skit received national attention and prompted University President Joe Chapman to issue a statement condemning it.
Chapman was in the audience for the talent show. He issued a statement in response to the incident, saying it “demonstrates the complexities surrounding the social construct of race.”
“We continue to be reminded about the need to carefully consider our actions as they relate to others regardless of the event, timing or circumstances,” he said.
