Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago. Feb. 11: It was as graceful a birthday party as any octogenarian could wish. The wine ...
There was a real need to do Black theater,” William Rowland II said in 1991. “We thought, we can do this ourselves.” ...
FRIDAY is the 50th anniversary of when the legendary communist Paul Robeson went on to enrich the ancestors.He was the classic example of an artist as revolutionary.Robeson, the son of a former ...
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 ...
“Powerful & poignant, entertaining & educational, heartfelt & humorous!” Cape Cod Times. The Santa Monica Playhouse Black History [every] Month Project honors Paul Robeson with celebrity Stogie ...
Saturday, June 1, 7pm, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401. The Santa Monica Playhouse Black History Month Project presents Stogie Kenyatta's NAACP Award-winning ...
PATERSON — For almost a month, Lewis Cole has been working to promote the upcoming production of a one-person play about Paul Robeson, the actor, singer, football player and activist. Two days before ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Jamaaladeen Tacuma is a modern-day Renaissance man. "I found out that I really wasn't a singer, but I found my passion to be the bass guitar," he said. He's a musician, producer ...
A new book presents the baseball legend’s testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee as a critical ...