Al Jolson lived “The American Dream.” Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface “Mammy” singer. By 1920, he had become the biggest star on Broadway, ...

A 54-year-old ultra-marathon runner who had breast cancer says it is her ultimate ambition to complete the 100 Marathon Club challenge of the "Triple Crown". Apryl Hammett, who works as a librarian at ...

A former Baltimore police officer who spent nearly four decades performing in blackface is running for the Maryland House of Delegates, entering a crowded Republican primary in Baltimore County’s ...

Baltimore County's District 6 Republican primary just picked up a plot twist: a retired police officer who spent years performing in blackface as an Al Jolson impersonator is now on the ballot. He is ...

He sang arias on the streets of San Francisco, performed on Broadway and collaborated on a musical about Al Jolson, which he also starred in. By Richard Sandomir A Broadway comeback is a box-office ...