UNICO National Calls on Take Two Interactive to Halt Release of Mafia 2 Videogame for Stereotyping Italian Americans

     

    FAIRFIELD, N.J., Aug. 18, 2010 — Calling it a “pile of racist nonsense” that perpetuates stereotypes of Italian Americans as violent, murderous mobsters, UNICO National’s Andre’ DiMino is demanding that Take Two Interactive halt the release of the “Mafia 2&#…

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    Diamond Heists, Romance and Intrigue in the Sunshine State

     

    Thrilling New Novel Brings South Beach, Fla., to Life on Each Page
    CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., July 12, 2010 — In “Stella di Mare” (published by iUniverse), the cutting-edge new novel by Patricia A. Bellomo, “the good guys are bad and they get away with it all.” Immerse your…

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    UNICO National Criticizes ‘Captain Kirk’ Shatner for Firing Phasers at Italian-American Community With His Tasteless Cartoon Show

     

    FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 29, 2010 — UNICO National President Andre’ DiMino has called upon William Shatner, the Canadian who rose to fame as Captain Kirk on Star Trek, to pull down an “incredibly offensive” animated cartoon Shatner has made that stereotypes Italian-American…

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    UNICO President Andre’ DiMino Asks Tonight Show Host Jay Leno to Take Stand Against ‘Jersey Shore’

     

    Letter sent to Leno, an Italian-American, questions him for featuring cast of “Jersey Shore” on his show
    FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 8, 2010 — UNICO National President Andre’ DiMino today fired off a letter and email to returning Tonight Show host Jay Leno questioning his judgmen…

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    ‘Operation Barbeque’: A Hunter Nielson Novel

     

    CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2009 — After having stumbled into an organized crime ring, Gary Evanoff moved from the Midwest to the Sierra Mountains of Lake Tahoe where he took pen to paper and laboriously recounted his experiences. What followed is “Operation Barbeque” (published by iUnivers…

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    A Comedy of Mobsters

     

    Chris Carter’s play, “The Lost Stories 2,” takes a look at the lighter side of underground Chicago
    CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2009 — Chicago’s history of notorious thugs and gangsters is explored through mystery and comedy in Chris Carter’s latest play, “The Lost…

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