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Another Top VA Elected Official Wore Blackface

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DULLES, VA - JANUARY 28: People, including Mark Rankin Herring

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The third top Virginia elected official has admitted to wearing blackface while in college. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring said that he wore blackface in the 80s when he dressed up as a rapper at a party. He said he was 19, he and some friends in college wanted to dress up as rappers they liked, like Kurtis Blow, and perform a song. Herring says he knows this was wrong. The three top ranking officials in Virginia are Democrats, and they’re all facing scandals which surfaced this past week. If they all resign, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox could be in line for the governor’s mansion.

Stars You May Not Have Known Are Black

Stars You May Not Have Known Are Black

1. Rock legend Slash is half black, thanks to his mom and European.

Rock legend Slash is half black, thanks to his mom and European.

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2. "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals has a Black father and an Irish mother.

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3. While Vin Diesel doesn't identify himself as black, he has been known to say he's "a person of color". He has never met his biological father but his step father is black.

While Vin Diesel doesn't identify himself as black, he has been known to say he's "a person of color". He has never met his biological father but his step father is black.

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4. Rashida Jones is the daughter of media mogul Quincy Jones.

Rashida Jones is the daughter of media mogul Quincy Jones.

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5. Actor Wentworth Miller was born in England to a Black father and white mother.

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6. Actress Troian Bellisario, of "Pretty Little Liars" fame, has a black mom and white dad.

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7. Pop superstar Halsey has a black dad and white mom.

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8. Musician Pete Wentz (ex-hubby of Ashlee Simpson) has a Jamaican mom and a white father.

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9. Cash Warren (Jessica Alba's husband) has a black dad and a white mom.

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10. Mariah Carey's father is Venezuelan and Black. Her mother is white.

Mariah Carey's father is Venezuelan and Black. Her mother is white.

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11. Actor Daniel Sanjuta is half Black and Irish/German.

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12. Rapper Logic's dad is Black and his mom is white

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13. Soledad O'Brien's mother is Afro-Cuban and her dad is Australian.

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