Black and white, a page from a 1984 medical School Yearbook of democratic governor Ralph Northem of virginia, showing a feteo of two people, one in black face, one in a kkk hood robe. Governor northam admits hes one in that picture. The governor put out a statement tonight. That photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and a public servant. I am deeply sorry. I cannot change the decisions i made nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. So here are some important points. First, he apologized. He didnt resign, though. Theres another thing the governor knew about this picture. He says he made the decision to appear in it. It is part of his past, and its not so distant past. This was a yearbook from 1984, not 1954. He was 24 years old, in medical school. Theres no way he didnt know what he was doing when he posed for that picture. A picture that is a sl
1984 medical School Yearbook of democratic governor Ralph Northem of virginia, showing a feteo of two people, one in black face, one in a kkk hood robe. Governor northam admits hes one in that picture. The governor put out a statement tonight. That photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today or the way that i have conducted myself as a soldier, a doctor and a public servant. I am deeply sorry. I cannot change the decisions i made nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. So here are some important points. First, he apologized. He didnt resign, though. Theres another thing the governor knew about this picture. He says he made the decision to appear in it. It is part of his past, and its not so distant past. This was a yearbook from 1984, not 1954. He was 24 years old, in medical school. Theres no way he didnt know what he was doing when he posed for that picture. A picture that is a slap in the face to americans of
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he s admitted one of the people in that photo is him. the picture is from a 1984 yearbook, when he was at the eastern virginia medical school. he was an adult. he was somewhere around 25 years old when that picture was taken. here s more of what he said after admitting indeed one of those photos, either the guy in blackface or the person wearing the kkk robes, if indeed is him and here s how he responded to some of that. i accept responsibility for my past actions, and i am ready to do the hard work of regaining your trust. i have spent the past year as your governor fighting for a virginia that works better for all people. i am committed to continuing that fight through the remainder of my term and living up to the
i cannot change the decisions i made nor can i undo the harm my behavior caused then and today. so here are some important points. first, he apologized. he didn t resign, though. there s another thing the governor knew about this picture. he says he made the decision to appear in it. it is part of his past, and it s not so distant past. this was a yearbook from 1984, not 1954. he was 24 years old, in medical school. there s no way he didn t know what he was doing when he posed for that picture. a picture that is a slap in the face to americans of color. quite frankly to every american. this matters this should matter to every single one of us.