Ralph Northam: Virginia governor apologises for 'racist and offensive' yearbook costume but refuses to resign

Facing calls for his resignation Virginia’s governor Ralph Northam has apologised for a "racist and offensive" costume seen on his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing a person in blackface and another in full Ku Klux Klan robes. The photo was verified by an official at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, where Mr Northam studied to become a paediatric neurologist. Mr Northam, who made headlines when he appointed Virginia's first female-majority cabinet insisted that the behaviour was not in keeping with his values and said he would work to heal the damage he has caused.

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Gmpowy