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 ...
[In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we bring you a story about the renowned African-American singer and political activist Paul Robeson who played an important, yet tragic, role in Yiddish literary ...
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. This is ...
Singing or acting on stage and film, playing football and advocating for civil rights made Paul Robeson a global star. He was one of the most famous Americans in the 1930s and 1940s, but McCarthyism ...