Florida Secretary of State Quits as Blackface Photos Emerge
- Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigned as photos emerged Thursday that reportedly show him at a Halloween party masquerading in blackface as a victim of Hurricane Katrina. Ertel’s resignation is effective immediately, spokeswoman Sarah Revell said in an email. The governor’s office confirmed that it had accepted the resignation. — Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) January 24, 2019 The Tallahassee Democrat said it obtained the photos of Ertel, now 49, from 2005 posing in blackface at a gathering a few months after the storm ...
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