Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., who is white, is pictured dressed like pop sensation Michael Jackson, complete with bronzer to darken his face in an October 2006 photo reported by the New York Times.

Washington — Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican in a tight race for reelection, apologized for wearing blackface as part ...

The images could be a stumbling block for Lawler in his close re-election race against former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones, ...

Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) has acknowledged that he wore blackface as a college student nearly two decades ago, darkening his face as part of a Michael Jackson Halloween costume. “Obviously I ...

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 ...

New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson Halloween costume, ...

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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 ...

NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler says he’s sorry for wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume when he was ...

Perhaps Lawler does think his little get-up and face full of bronzer was an “homage” to Michael Jackson. Even if he is that dumb, it was still blackface that — like all minstrelsy ...