Rep. Al Green, Scott Turner, And Black On Blackface Crime

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Rep. Al Green just gave a masterclass on how to treat a Black man who shows up to a congressional hearing wearing blackface. The Black on blackface crime happened as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner testified before the House Financial Services Committee. 

“Do you believe that racism exists in housing?” Green asked Turner to start his questioning. 

It wasn’t a shouting match, it wasn’t theatrics, and it wasn’t disrespectful.