Target faces renewed backlash for Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features'
📍 Where it landed
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The story ultimately quieted without a definitive resolution in the coverage beyond these demands for further action."}
Epilogue added 45d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (14)
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Column | Why Target’s now-pulled Halloween clown costume was so offensive The Washington Post · 65d ago broke it first
The story so far
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