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Irving Sayles: The black American who became an Australasian vaudeville star
With his walking cane, fat cigar, muscular frame, and suave extroversion, the African-American ex-pat and vaudeville star, Irving Sayles, was often to be seen in the streets of turn-of-the-century Aus… more →
The Vapour Trail
Variation on a Historical Theme
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Ben Friedlander wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been trying to get a fix on antebellum popular song, something that’s hard to do wh … more →
Aunt Harriet Becha Stowe
Ben Friedlander wrote 2 weeks ago: Words: Charles Soran Music: Charles M. Stephani A blackface minstrel song, and a good indication of … more →
Minstrelsy is alive and well
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XXL ranks Jewish street cred; some Jews not happy about it
Meredith Aska McBride wrote 1 month ago: As you may have heard, hip hop magazine XXL put up a blog post ranking members of the hip hop commun … more →
What Not To Wear--Halloween Edition
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asianamericanmovement wrote 1 month ago: One notable thing during Halloween is how Americans–and especially White Americans–think … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #64: Eddie Leonard
travsd wrote 2 months ago: Eddie Leonard came onto the minstrel scene before either Jolson or Cantor, but unlike those performe … more →
Blackface Performances are No Laughing Matter
nsbur001 wrote 2 months ago: A video is making its way across the blogosphere of a group called the Jackson Jive, that performed … more →
NOLA Native Harry Connick Doesn't Like Blackface Humor
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blksista wrote 2 months ago: It’s caused a big stir in Australia where it occurred, and where they pride themselves as bein … more →
Hey hey it's racist!
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Jef wrote 2 months ago: Be sure to glance at your one black friend to make sure they're laughing too. The Australian var … more →
inspired by mad men...sort of
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tiffdjones wrote 3 months ago: I’ve actually been planning to blog this for a while, but I got lazy and tucked it into a fold … more →
Is The Racist Obama Joker Poster Racist, or Racist-y?
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Tommy Christopher wrote 4 months ago: Man, am I late to this party. There’s this Barack Obama/Joker poster that’s going around … more →
Minstrelsy Now
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traxus4420 wrote 5 months ago: If I had to pick one feature of the development of minstrel-type performance from the past 30 years … more →
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Iliana wrote 6 months ago: In my heart. Carnations, dandelions, tulips and roses. Blooming blithesomely in the garden of my h … more →
a little more racist advertising...
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tiffdjones wrote 8 months ago: And here I was thinking that Bull Durham was just a baseball movie with Susan Sarandon (love, love, … more →
Road Trip
musicalmutterings wrote 8 months ago: I’m heading to NYC for a few days with my son. We plan to see a Broadway show (of course), do … more →
We Cotch Him
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equiano wrote 9 months ago: Key Terms modernism expressionism primitivism imperialism colonialism “anti-colonial imperiali … more →
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Iliana wrote 9 months ago: Outsidered Heart retching, soul screeching, For what I thought had I thought well My heart and who … more →
Irving Sayles: The black American who became an Australasian vaudeville star
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Melissa Bellanta wrote 10 months ago: With his walking cane, fat cigar, muscular frame, and suave extroversion, the African-American ex-pa … more →
If Thine Eye Offends Thee
riskrapper wrote 12 months ago: Dora Maar There are global forces of change that are working diligently to birth a new world. The fo … more →
