Republican Party of Virginia Offers $1,000 Reward for Mark Herring Blackface Photo

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Mar 5, 2019

Virginia Democrat attorney general Mark Herring’s admission that he wore blackface in college has sparked a nationwide manhunt for photographic evidence of the disgraceful costume.

With rumors swirling about who in Richmond might have the photo or information leading to the photo, Herring’s political opponents are upping the ante.

“The Republican Party of Virginia is offering a $1000 reward for either a verified copy of a picture of Mark Herring in blackface or verifiable contact information for Herring’s Sigma Chi fraternity brothers from Herring’s time as an undergraduate that ultimately leads to a verified picture of Mark Herring in blackface,” Republican Party of Virginia communications director John March says in a statement provided to Big League Politics.

“Reward only available to first person to provide verifiable photograph.”

I reported for Big League Politics:

Virginia Democrat attorney general Mark Herring wore blackface at age 19 at a college party, according to Herring’s own admission.

Herring, who is third in line for governor after racist Ralph Northam and accused sexual assaulter Justin Fairfax, blames the blackface on his youthful emulation of early rapper Kurtis Blow — reminiscent of Northam’s claim that he darkened his face to look like Michael Jackson.

Herring’s statement is the latest blow for Virginia Democrats, who are still trying to figure out how to get Ralph Northam out of office for his racist yearbook photo — which might not be politically possible now, considering the scandals engulfing his next two potential gubernatorial replacements. Herring previously called for Northam to resign, stating, “It is no longer possible for Governor Northam to lead our Commonwealth and it is time for him to step down.”

Here is Herring’s statement on his own blackface past:

Kurtis Blow was a very early rapper in the 1980’s:

Protesters in the state’s capital city of Richmond demanded Ralph Northam’s resignation after his own blackface photo was exposed by BLP.