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 ...

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.

Sean Pickett, local attorney and part owner of the Robeson School site redevelopment, took control of the property in March of 2018. Pickett acknowledged previous plans to transform the property ...

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount label Republic Pictures has acquired international rights to Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd comedy Friendship, which A24 is releasing domestically this weekend. The TIFF and SXSW ...

His fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Irving, submitted him for the Paul Robeson Award, which he won. Years later, he learned about Robeson: a professional football player in the 1920s who became an actor ...

This spring, the art gallery Gagosian LA will exhibit 36 of Paul McCartney‘s recently rediscovered photos, including some that featured in the former Beatle’s Eyes of the Storm book and many ...

They include rare first editions of her novels, as well as rare signed copies received from British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, US actor and football player Paul Robeson and signed photos of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount label Republic Pictures has acquired international rights to Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd comedy Friendship, which A24 is releasing domestically this weekend. The TIFF and SXSW film ...

The deal to sell the Stoney Hill Cemetery involves a bevy of Westchester insiders: The Rev. Greg Robeson Smith, grand-nephew of renowned civil rights activist Paul Robeson; former County Executive ...

Yet, as the Eisenhower White House tapped the fame of such figures on its behalf, it was also withholding passports from artists like Paul Robeson unless they recanted their politics. The ...