White Pastor Defends Wearing Blackface For Ray Charles Tribute

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An Oklahoma pastor says he won’t apologize for once wearing blackface because he was paying tribute to Ray Charles.
According to Atlanta Black Star, blackface photos of Sherman Jaquess, a pastor at Matoaka Baptist Church in Tulsa, resurfaced on social media. Jaquess said he painted his body in black smudge and wore a Jheri curl wig during a 2017 performance in honor of Charles.
“We have people [who] are offended by a lot of things, but it’s hard to play Ray