Over station WMAQ, Chicago, on the night of March 28, 1928, the nation first heard the radio blackface comic strip team of Amos and Andy. Amos (Freeman F. Gosden), the patient and long-suffering one, ...

Newly elected East St. Louis Township Supervisor Alvin Parks has finally morphed into a caricature of himself. As ESL’s mayor he achieved the rarified distinction of being mocked by SNL on national TV ...

Some Italian-American organizations and politicians are outraged over the award-winning HBO hoodlum hit, "The Sopranos." I understand how they feel, even though I am a big fan of the show. I enjoyed ...