minstrel

IPA: mˈɪnstrʌɫ

(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
(by extension)
(chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
(US, historical) One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
(by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.

(transitive) To play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
(intransitive) To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.

Examples of "minstrel" in Sentences

That is called a minstrel show, circa the 21st century.
Susan Stroman says "The Scottsboro Boys" makes use of the kind of broad stylized characters typical in minstrel shows.
Historical: blackface was used in minstrel shows and later in blackface sketches in more mainstream vaudeville to humorously denigrate African Americans.
Mixing roles "The Scottsboro Boys" makes use of the kind of broad stylized characters typical in minstrel shows and has many of the actors playing multiple roles - including white stereotypes.
True to form, this crowd included vendors selling political memorabilia, including 'don't tread on me,' flags and buttons with President Obama's image in minstrel white-face, or with the president smoking dope.