An Oklahoma pastor is defending his decision to wear Blackface and share photos of his Ray Charles depiction on social media. The photos were first posted in February 2017 on Matoaka Baptist ...

I love Ray Charles’ music. How can you portray Ray Charles if you’re not a Black man?” he added. Nothing Prepared Me for the Horrors of the Tulsa Massacre DARK HISTORY ...

Matoaka Baptist’s pastor, Sherman Jaquess, posted a video on his Facebook page in 2017 showing himself impersonating Charles – a legendary Black musician – at a talent show.

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It was honoring to Ray Charles, we sang the song as best as we could.” Lewis, a Tulsa activist, said the pastor should have known better since everyone knows blackface is extremely offensive.

The church's pastor, Sherman Jaquess, dressed in blackface for a 2017 church Valentine's Day event, in which he claimed to be impersonating the late soul singer Ray Charles.

The Southern Baptist Convention expelled a rural Oklahoma church from its membership Tuesday after resurfaced pictures and video show its pastor impersonating late singer Ray Charles in blackface ...

Matoaka Baptist’s pastor, Sherman Jaquess, posted a video on his Facebook page in 2017 showing himself impersonating Charles – a legendary Black musician – at a talent show.

The Southern Baptist Convention expelled a rural Oklahoma church from its membership Tuesday after resurfaced pictures and video show its pastor impersonating late singer Ray Charles in blackface ...