Singer Kate Smith has been embroiled in controversy after blatantly racist songs she sang in the 1930s, including “That’s Why Darkies Were Born” and “Pickaninny Heaven,” were brought to ...

Decades after her death, singer Kate Smith is in the news again and not in a good way. The woman who helped make “God Bless America” a seminational anthem, played before countless sports ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- After covering the Kate Smith statue outside the Wells Fargo Center late last week, the Philadelphia Flyers ultimately removed it sometime over the weekend. The organization ...

It’s been more than 30 years since Kate Smith died, but the singer is at the center of a recent controversy about racist lyrics. Last week, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers announced they would ...

Flyers officials said in a statement, “We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization. “As ...

The Philadelphia Flyers have removed the statue of singer Kate Smith from outside their arena and will no longer play her rendition of “God Bless America,” a version synonymous with the team ...

Kate Smith’s rendition may now be tarnished by her own legacy, but Irving Berlin’s love letter to his adopted country still has the power to stir. By Nancy Coleman It was 1938, and Kate Smith ...

For 18 years, Yankee Stadium regularly used Kate Smith’s 1939 recording of “God Bless America” in the middle of the seventh inning. But they ditched it altogether this season, replacing ...

The Philadelphia Flyers have removed a statue of Kate Smith from outside the team’s arena following allegations of racism against the late singer, team officials said. The removal of the statue ...

The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Yankees may have turned their collective backs on Kate Smith, but the Jersey Shore town of Wildwood has not. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. told a ...

It is all that remains after the Flyers hockey organization last weekend hauled away the statue of an exuberant Kate Smith that had stood there for 32 years. Gone too is the plaque that explained ...