described as a “white minstrel show.” I wonder if Bill Bennett can tap-dance. Race is part of this, as it is part of many things in America, but it is easy to make too much of it, too.

And in a little over ten years after first seeing blackface performances, Foster would be writing his own minstrel songs." To film these scenes, they turned to two talented performers, Lenwood ...

Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals court judges in ...

These included songs from one of the principal ways songs traveled from town to town: itinerant minstrel shows – white professional musicians, dressed in blackface, who danced and performed ...

The formidable dowager Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith’s scene-stealing character in Downton Abbey, made Smith a bona fide celebrity. “It’s ridiculous. I led a perfectly normal life until Downton Abbey,” ...

One part-time employee resigned after southern Utah high school students painted their faces black and were celebrated for ...

Glen's novel, Mother Naked, is written as a monologue performed by the minstrel in the cathedral in 1433. Addressing a crowd ...

The man who composed Ida (“sweet as apple cider”) died last week in a $3-a-day Manhattan hotel room. He was Eddie Leonard, last of the great minstrels, whose blackface showmanship, eager voice ...

Thousands share a joyful and learning experience at Mountain Craft Days with old and new artisans showing off what they know.

Sometimes a voice actor nails a role so well the character becomes inseparable from their talents. That’s how it felt with ...

While armor is crucial to keep players alive in Elden Ring, for those willing to sacrifice safety for fashion, these are the ...

A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and others with issues ...