Title

Air band finalist disqualified

Description

Article on 1985 blackface incident at Mason Day '85 air band show put on by the schools radio station. Mark Davis and Larry Budd, fraternity brothers at Kappa Sigma, performed in blackface impersonating The Weather Girls, formerly known as Two Tons of Fun - which the two white students took as their air band name

Creator

Ken Frager

Publisher

Broadside

Date Created

4/22/1985

Contributor

Jacob Connelly

Research supported by George Mason University Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Initiative

Bibliographic Citation

Ken Frager, “Air Band Finalist Disqualified,” Broadside, April 22, 1985.