Paul Robeson was called all of the above, in addition to the more familiar slurs applied to a Black man who showed a little spunk in a Jim Crow culture.

She wrote essays in an accompanying illustrated book, Paul Robeson: Voice of Freedom, along with Robeson's granddaughter Susan.The 14-CD edition on Sony Classical is the first ever release of the ...

Delano Burrowes asked fellow Brooklynites on social media to pinpoint the location of where an old photo was taken, which ...

Paul Robeson is said to have been very proud of the film, and the idea of the white miners bonding with Robeson, as they were “all black down in the pit” makes for an interesting watch.

And Paul Robeson's father, William Drew Robeson also went to Lincoln University. That was a connection. So when Albert Einstein came to Princeton, he saw how we were treated in this community.

Two leading singers of their generation center recitals on Paul Robeson and the Messiaen song cycle “Harawi.” The performances are nothing short of thrillingly transcendent. The old-fashioned ...

Actor Paul Robeson is photographed in London in 1925, while he was performing in Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones” at the Ambassadors Theatre.

On Robeson, opera singer Davóne Tines pays tribute to the musician often remembered for singing "Ol' Man River." Tines' album pairs well with the 14-CD album Paul Robeson: Voice of Freedom.

Lawrence Brown (left) and Paul Robeson perform at the Mother A.M.E. Zion Church in Harlem, N.Y., in 1941. (Sony Classical) Singing or acting on stage and film, playing football and advocating for ...

“Paul Robeson’s personality, as towering as his build, shone right through his half hour stint,” said Variety’s London based reviewer. American television viewers were no so fortunate.

Paul Robeson performed the title role in a production of Othello that ran for 296 performances from in 1943 and 1944, a record for the longest-running Shakespeare play on Broadway.