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A performance held at a picnic in Oak Forest, Illinois, last month received backlash online after some of the performers wore blackface.
The performance happened on July 20 at the Zespol Wanta and Mloda Wanta Piknik, which was held at the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict religious facility on 147th Street, part of Oak Forest’s Polish community.
The picnic advertised that a rendition of a scene from the film “Sister Act” would be performed. But when it came time for that performance, not everyone was prepared for what followed…