This is FRESH AIR. Bass-baritone Paul Robeson was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century, and also one of the most controversial. He died in 1976 at the age of 77, leaving a huge imprint ...

This weekend welcomed in the official start of fall, which means (cue ominous music) the holidays are almost upon us. Besides a few months full of forced family time, this season also tends to lead to ...

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Paul Robeson (center), an All-American athlete, singer, actor and advocate for civil rights. Middle school students in Princeton, Lawrence and Mercer County will have a chance to show off their ...

Fame fades. Names and accomplishments, no matter how large and striking, can become buried in history’s dust, reduced to but a whisper, if that, across the years. “Paul Robeson is an under-appreciated ...

The first Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic had a modest goal of providing an opportunity for Essex County’s top football players to gain additional notoriety in the way of an all-star game ...

THE BASICS: THE ROYALE, a play by Marco Ramirez, directed by Verneice Turner, co-produced by The Paul Robeson Theatre and Revelation Theatre, starring Vincenzo McNeill, Roosevelt Tidwell III, VerNia ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Davóne Tines plays Paul Robeson in a solo show on Little Island that weaves together the words and music of this American hero to tell his story. By ...

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Everybody talks about Sidney Poitier’s movies, and for good reason. Mr. Poitier did a fantastic job of elevating the image of the Black American back in a period of great civil unrest. He was also the ...

It had been closed due to repairs. The Paul Robeson House and Museum reopened on Oct. 10, after being closed since August 2024 due to repairs that had to be undertaken on half of the building. The ...