The photos, first published in 2017, resurfaced this week after the pastor referenced them in a sermon.
An Oklahoma pastor is defending his decision to wear Blackface and share photos of his Ray Charles depiction on social media.page. According to the photos, it appeared the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, church hosted a music-centered event. Attendees dressed up in the garb of famous singers such as Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. The church's pastor Sherman Jaquess opted to portray Charles, an American singer, songwriter and pianist, equipped with Blackface and an afro wig.
Matoaka Baptist Church in Oklahoma. The church's pastor, Sherman Jaquess, recently defended his reason for wearing Blackface to depict Ray Charles.Jaquess, a white man, wore Blackface and also painted his hands black. The photo shows him standing at a keyboard wearing a white suit over a purple shirt. He also dons dark sunglasses depicting Charles' blindness and an afro wig. In the photo, Jaquess stands next to another person dressed as Willie Nelson.
Jaquess defended the action by saying"I love Ray Charles", and that he was attempting to portray the singer by acting as a Black man.Blackface originated approximately 200 years ago as a method for white people to caricaturize Black people in an offensive way. At the time,
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