The Jazz Singer, with its scenes of caftan-clad rabbis and cantors and the chanting of Kol Nidre in an actual Orthodox ...

In this interview, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, ...

Explore the life and impact of Justin Trudeau, Canada’s former prime minister, who navigated through significant political ...

Cultural historian and Spacing contributor Cheryl Thompson launches her new book, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic, tonight ...

Paul Vieira covers Canada for The Wall Street Journal, and is based in Ottawa.

Two Cumbrian members of the North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) have been selected to judge at breed shows this ...

Listen to a short summary Read by Sharon R. Your browser does not support the audio element.Minstrel shows were popular in ...

The time when Rob McElhenney’s It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia character Mac crossed all boundaries to make money.

Another widespread practice was "n*****ing", involving white individuals donning blackface to perform songs and play instruments. An 1896 article from the Rossendale Free Press described an ...

Another popular activity was "n*****ing", where white people used blackface while performing songs and playing instruments. One press report from the Rossendale Free Press in 1896 refers to a ...

Writing in the 1990s and 2000s, professor of dance history Theresa Buckland theorised that the activity, dating back to the late 1800s, could instead have its origins in 'nineteenth-century blackface ...

They described Jafaican as “an appalling act of modern blackface and a shameful display of cultural mockery masquerading as comedy.” The film, a crime-comedy, has sparked an online backlash ...