Over the past week Gucci has received backlash – well deserved backlash – over their release of what’s being called, “blackface sweater.” The neck of the black sweater could be lifted up to the eyes ...

New York Republican congressman Mike Lawler said alleged images of him in blackface dressed as singer Michael Jackson were meant to be the “sincerest form of flattery.” Lawler—who is running ...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) apologized late Thursday night for wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume portraying pop star Michael Jackson during a college party in 2006. “Obviously ...

Washington — Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican in a tight race for reelection, apologized for wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume when he was in college. A photo of ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — On October 3, the New York Times published a screenshot of a 2005 photo of Republican New York Congressmember Mike Lawler wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume.

On Thursday, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York awkwardly tried to moonwalk away from controversy surrounding an unearthed photo of the Republican donning blackface as a college student in 2006.

By Nicholas Fandos Representative Mike Lawler of New York wore blackface as part of a Halloween costume when he was a college student almost two decades ago, according to photographs recently ...

New York Congressman Mike Lawler has some explaining to do. According to photos obtained by The New York Times, Lawler wore blackface in 2006, dressing up as Michael Jackson for Halloween.

Mike Lawler said Thursday he let his enthusiasm as a Michael Jackson “super fan” get the best of him after old photos of him posing as the “Thriller” hitmaker while in blackface at a ...

Congressman Mike Lawler, a representative for New York’s 17th congressional district, said Thursday a 2006 photo of him wearing blackface to a Halloween party simply shows him impersonating his ...

New York Republican congressman Mike Lawler said alleged images of him in blackface dressed as singer Michael Jackson were meant to be the “sincerest form of flattery.” Lawler—who is running for ...

A photo of Rep. Mike Lawler wearing blackface while dressed as Michael Jackson during his college years surfaced on Thursday in a New York Times article about photos from that episode that had ...