The Boston Herald received a wave of criticism Wednesday morning after publishing an editorial cartoon about President Obama that many have deemed as racist. Written and drawn by Boston Herald ...

Officials from The Boston Herald will meet with the NAACP following the publication of an editorial cartoon many deemed offensive, reports The Associated Press. The cartoon, which the paper says was ...

TODAY’S INSTANTLY INFAMOUS “watermelon-flavored toothpaste” Obama cartoon (above) was not only published in the Boston Herald. Jerry Holbert’s shocking commentary was also sent out to his clients by ...

A Boston Herald editorial cartoon meant to lampoon the recent White House security lapse instead unleashed a firestorm of protest and charges of racism that made for a prompt apology from the ...

There’s an ink stain on Jerry Holbert’s résumé after the veteran editorial cartoonist for the Boston Herald made a reference featuring President Obama that’s been decried as racist. The cartoon — ...

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Holbert explained that the toothpaste flavor was inspired by Colgate’s watermelon toothpaste for kids that he came across in his bathroom. “I was completely naive or innocent to any racial suggestion, ...

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The Boston Herald has issued an apology for a cartoon that ran in today’s paper many have criticized as racist. The cartoon, drawn by Jerry Holbert, features a depiction of a White House intruder ...

BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Herald and cartoonist Jerry Holbert are apologizing for a political cartoon that mocked President Obama and the Secret Service security failures. The cartoon shows the ...