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"The organizing of the labour movement in the thirties, the Great Depression which so many people in my family found themselves, World War Two where ideas were exploding ideological questions. And right after that came the whole world of McCarthyism and civil rights. I was on McCarthy's blacklist. And that was an honour. When I got to look at all the others on the list, I thought, 'wow, I'm not that good, guys.' "I have been privileged to have been friends with Martin Luther King, Eleanor... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Mitchell Harding, 79; L.A.-area public-radio personality was behind many popular shows Nov 26, 2007
"His heroes were Thomas Jefferson, the Dalai Lama, Studs Terkel, Paul Robeson, Malcolm X and the ancient Greeks. He would often quote from the ancient Greeks," Lesser said. In 2006 the two published "Healing and Spirit: Medicine, Politics, Civilization and the Making of an Extraordinary Physician.". (Los Angeles Times)
Boxed-Set Bonanza Nov 25, 2007
" If you were only to measure screen time, this John Ford film seems to be more of a James Stewart film than a Duke Wayne oater. But Wayne's presence is so intense, you feel it even when he's not in the frame. The film shares its package with Don Siegel's "The Shootist," featuring a re-teaming of Wayne and Stewart. The backstory of the film actually became the front story when the film was released. Wayne had already faced "the big C," as he called it. He was frail, it was his last film and he... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Victor Rabinowitz, 96; lawyer defended Castro regime Nov 23, 2007
The firm's other clients included such liberal activists as singer Paul Robeson, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Pentagon Papers figure Daniel Ellsberg and civil rights leader Julian Bond. In one of his other major cases, Rabinowitz argued unsuccessfully before the high court that the provision of the Taft-Hartley Act ordering union officials to declare under oath that they were not communists was unconstitutional. (Los Angeles Times)
Victor Rabinowitz, 96; lawyer defended Castro, Hiss, leftists Nov 21, 2007
The firm's other clients included such liberal activists as singer Paul Robeson, Dr. Benjamin Spock, the Rev. Philip Berrigan, Pentagon Papers figure Daniel Ellsberg, and civil rights leader Julian Bond. In 1960, Mr. Rabinowitz's firm was hired by Castro to defend the Cuban government's nationalization of US-owned property. (Boston Globe)
Klein could get boost from new management Nov 21, 2007
" Marek said the GBS will continue to perform at the Klein. "We view them as the anchor and as the jewel of the crown, and we're working closely with them already," he said, noting the symphony's role in the upcoming Manhattan Transfer holiday show. The Klein had been run by the Bridgeport Public Library, as called for in the will of benefactor Jacob Klein, until a few years ago when a separate non-profit foundation was created to oversee the auditorium. The city sought court permission to... (Bridgeport News, CT)
Milo Radulovich, 81; championed byMurrow, case helped end McCarthyism Nov 21, 2007
The activity that the Air Force focused on was her participation in a protest at a Detroit hotel that had refused to admit Paul Robeson, the African American singer, actor and activist who was pilloried for his pro-Soviet stands. When Radulovich was accused of endangering the security of the nation, he tried to find a lawyer to represent him and was repeatedly turned away. (Los Angeles Times)
Myth of a liberal Bengal Nov 14, 2007
Singers dusted off predictable Joan Baez and Paul Robeson songs in his memory; others wrote poems ... Joan Baez and Paul Robeson provided the liberal cover. (India Times, India)
Students, inmates discuss literature with author at Rockview Nov 8, 2007
Tuesday marked the second installment of the "Breaking Bread Series," sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. The students, who will meet with inmates at the prison each week this month, are reading Who's Gonna Take the Weight. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Greeks raise funds with date auction Nov 7, 2007
The University Park Allocation Committee, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center also provided funding. "The whole point of Theme Week is to promote pride among ourselves and outside of the MGC," Wong said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Social issues focus of Black Caucus rally Nov 6, 2007
Powell is currently a 2008 candidate for the United State Congress in Brooklyn, NY. He praised the work of many historical figures such as Paul Robeson and W.E.B. DuBois while still encouraging the audience to look not to the past, but to the future. "It's not revolutionary to just quote figures from the past like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King. What do you have to say?" Powell challenged the audience. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Center stage Nov 3, 2007
Today, with third-year College student Folami Williams, Moore is the co-president of the Paul Robeson Players, an independent student-run African-American theater organization ... The Paul Robeson Players has become an outlet for students interested in all areas of African and African-American theater ... Moore and Williams are staging a second revival of the organization, but they said the Paul Robeson Players has been at the University since the 1970s. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Students to experience literature with inmates Oct 31, 2007
Students meet in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center to discuss the book club ... "Breaking Bread Series," sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, aims to use the three weeks to create dialogue about social issues affecting men of color. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Weekend happenings Sep 29, 2007
"An Interview with Paul Robeson," through Oct. 21, Next Act Theatre, Off-Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St., Milwaukee. $22-$32. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Ageless voice Sep 27, 2007
He gravitated to the style of Dinah Washington, but he loved the music of Paul Robeson. "He could tell a story, and you believed him," continued Scott. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Spotlight on... Emily Mitchell Sep 26, 2007
He had some very famous pictures of people like Greta Garbo and Paul Robeson and Winston Churchill. I got really interested in his work in the very early years of the 20th century when he was an art photographer. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Hip-hop, Shakespeare to collide Sep 21, 2007
Crystal Endsley, interim assistant director of the Paul Robeson Center and member of the cast, said she is glad the school can cooperate with State College. "We're trying to build a bridge with the institution and the community," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Fighting Apartheid From the United Nations Sep 20, 2007
Paul Robeson, who was chairman of the Council on African Affairs, hosted a reception for them and I met the delegation. The council organized a demonstration in front of the South African consulate in New York. (allAfrica.com)
Americans and Africans, Struggling Together Sep 19, 2007
com: Africa: Why Worry about Africa. Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Speaking the unspoken Sep 17, 2007 From gospel to opera: JSU grad finds his voice Sep 7, 2007 Nova Notebook: Malcolm Moves In Sep 1, 2007 Caroline Kennedy: Making a Difference at Home Aug 31, 2007 News in Brief Aug 30, 2007 Phyllis Sides: New books being collected for local reading center Aug 30, 2007 Landmark exhibit traces photography’s evolution in American culture Jul 27, 2007 Photography collection upholds its image Jul 25, 2007 Hard hat tour marks progress for arts center Jul 14, 2007 Isaiah: No Such Thing as Rehab for Homophobia Jun 30, 2007 America the Beautiful Jun 29, 2007 More of this story Jun 23, 2007 Slaughterhouse a poignant metaphor for this slice of ghetto life Jun 23, 2007 Songs To Picket By Jun 19, 2007 Grand Old Edifice Jun 15, 2007 Ihejirika: DePaul Denies Finkelstein Jun 11, 2007 Restored and released, films finally get an audience Jun 4, 2007 Teenage Angst, Surreal Odyssey, Vintage Bohemia: U.K. Film Review May 23, 2007 The lost voice of black America May 10, 2007 Zirin: Kevin Cooper Interview May 5, 2007 Expanding the Tradition Apr 30, 2007 Princeton prepares for Saturday's Communiversity crowds Apr 25, 2007 Albert Einstein: A relative success Apr 25, 2007 The Ross Is Among National Venues Chosen To Screen African-American Classic Apr 22, 2007 'Cry shame to Imus' Apr 14, 2007 NYU gets Communist Party trove Apr 9, 2007 You're in good hands with this elite actor Apr 1, 2007 Some fresh faces on display Mar 31, 2007 "Killer of Sheep" Mar 30, 2007 Groups request funding before allocation board Mar 29, 2007 NYU'S RED LOVE-IN Mar 23, 2007 Critically acclaimed actors to visit ETSU Mar 19, 2007 Paul Robeson box set is in-depth tribute Mar 12, 2007 Still angry at 80Harry Belafonte recalls his part in shaping modern America Mar 11, 2007 Goodman: Harry Belafonte Mar 11, 2007 PIAA Boys' & Girls' playoff pairings Mar 11, 2007 Filipina activist Buell writes family history to understand herself Mar 9, 2007 Local PIAA boys' basketball preview capsules Mar 8, 2007 Fincher: The San Francisco Treat Mar 7, 2007 PIAA boys' basketball: Camp Hill plays its way into states Mar 7, 2007 PIAA Boys' Class A Playoffs: Camp Hill vs. Paul Robeson Mar 6, 2007 PIAA Basketball: State tourney pairings set Mar 5, 2007 Leave 'Old Folks at Home' Mar 5, 2007 PIAA BASKETBALL PAIRINGS Mar 4, 2007 PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS Mar 4, 2007 Black History makers laid the foundation Feb 26, 2007 NYC trip explores black culture Feb 26, 2007 Paul Robeson, the complete picture Feb 25, 2007 Crossover: Football to Hollywood Feb 24, 2007 They unite art rock and spirituals Feb 23, 2007 Movin' to the groove, YWCA style ... Feb 21, 2007 New on DVD Feb 16, 2007 Lafayette Announces Commitments from 30 Student-Athletes on College Football Signing Day Feb 8, 2007 Robeson play tickles funny bone Feb 6, 2007 GRAMMY(R)-Winning Multi-Media Artist Allee Willis to Host Pacifica Radio's 'Adopt-a-Tape' Black History Archives Preservation Fundraiser at Her Architecturally Historic Los Angeles Home 'Willis Wonderland' on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2-6pm Feb 6, 2007 Romare Bearden show is the best of the city and country Jan 21, 2007 A monumental vision Jan 15, 2007 The Rogue Valley Blues Festival Jan 12, 2007 'McDreamy' Finds Being A Father 'Most Important' Jan 12, 2007 INAUGURATION - IT'S DELLUMS' DAY Jan 9, 2007 High school scores from eastern Pennsylvania Jan 7, 2007 APPRECIATION Jan 7, 2007 Curtain still up/ A look at what's on tap for the rest of the theater season Jan 6, 2007
The Paul Robeson Players, the independent, student-run African-American theater organization, explored the rougher patches of students' first year at the University through dramatic monologues. Later in the night, third-year College student LaQuisha Banks and fourth-year College student John Pineda, president of OYFA, delivered a poetic collaboration entitled "A Dynamic Dilemma." It was a "dedication to the unspoken. This is our history..." Banks said presenting the first lines of the poem. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Hot tomatoes Sep 7, 2007
The Paul Robeson is a beautiful tomato, Suzi Place says, as she cradles it in her hand. Named after the noted black actor, singer and activist, the Paul Robeson has a rich brown skin and green shoulders. (Albany Times Union)
The bass line of that song was made famous decades ago by the voice of Paul Robeson, the African-American singer, actor, attorney, activist and athlete. "What I learned about him showed me you can be whatever you want to be," Mitchell says. (The Clarion-Ledger)
" As a youth in Brooklyn - where he knew, among others, teammate - Grant displayed an early knack for the game. Blessed with quickness, strength and a feel for passing, he began to attract notice from college coaches as an underclassman at Paul Robeson High School. He would go on to score more than 1,500 points at Robeson and was voted Public School Athletic League player of the year in 2006. Among those Grant says he is indebted to, is Robeson head coach and athletic director Todd Myles. "Coach... (Villanova.com)
"It is the relationship with the teacher that can create excellence," says Weston, the veteran principal of Paul Robeson High School, located in a high-crime, gang-infested neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Weston describes his 1,475 students as "at promise" rather than at risk and says he's trying to create "Oz in the projects" a world of color and hope. (Time.com)
Tomorrow, the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and the Student Programming Association will host the World Cultural Festival on the HUB-Robeson Center lawn from 5 to 9 p.m. Students, faculty and State College residents are invited to come join in on salsa lessons, live performances and food -- free of charge. The cultural festival will feature a global bazaar with international food samples, student organization information booths, culturally educational displays, arts and crafts, live dance... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Paul Robeson to be honored with performance ... For those of you who admire the talent of Paul Robeson, an upcoming production of Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee is the ticket you want to purchase ... An Interview with Paul Robeson opens at the Off-Broadway Theatre at 342 N. Water St. in Milwaukee on Sept. 20 and runs through Oct. 21. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Paul Robeson as The Emperor Jones by Edward Steichen ... The section titled Human Subjects includes Steichen s imposing photograph of world-renowned actor Paul Robeson majestically garbed for the title role of Eugene O Neill s The Emperor Jones. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Many of those monuments are in evidence in this exhibit, including Medallion Portrait of a Woman (circa 1850) by Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808-1901) and Albert Sands Southworth (1811-1894); Paul Robeson as ``The Emperor Jones''(1933) by Edward Steichen (1879-1973); Georgia O'Keeffe's Hand and Wheel (1933) by Alfred Stieglitz; Valley of the Yosemite, From Rocky Ford (1872) by Eadweard J. Muybridge; and Terminal Tower (1928) by Margaret Bourke-White. The collection of those monuments began... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Saturday, July 14, 2007. Staff photo by Frank WojciechowskiJeff Nathanson, executive director of The Arts Council of Princeton, left, leads a tour of the new building on Thursday. (Allentown Messenger Press, NJ)
compared himself (favorably, of course) to Paul Robeson and Malcolm X: "This happened to Malcolm X, this happened to Paul Robeson -- this misconception can happen to any man of power that loves himself and wants to spread that love and that humanity throughout the world." Isaiah X is like Malcolm X and Paul Robeson. just like Lindsay Lohan is like Lucille Ball and Britney Spears is like Princess Diana; same skin/hair color, but nowhere NEAR the class, talent, respectability they claim from these... (E! Online)
Mr. Muray also made a wonderful image of Paul Robeson in 1925. "He's portrayed not as a singer or film star, but as a dancer," Ms. Mattis says. (Bordentwo Register News, NJ)
He is also an accomplished actor, best known for his starring role in The Paul Robeson Story, which has played to enthusiastic audiences around the state. He also starred in a highly acclaimed theater production of Driving Miss Daisy. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Influenced by the Italian neo-realists, it's shot in black and white on 16-mm camera, with an accompanying soundtrack of pop and spirituals, from Earth, Wind & Fire to Dinah Washington and Paul Robeson. Though it was picked by the National Society of Film Critics as one of the 100 essential films of all time, Killer of Sheep remains widely unseen, partly because of Burnett's failure to clear the music rights to the soundtrack. (Globe and Mail)
" The Wobblies rejected the communist line and there was a long-standing enmity between them and the other radical American groups. The Wobblies -- whose influence waned in the 1920s, although there's a chapter of younger Wobbly workers in Berkeley -- would have nothing to do with probably the best-known song about one of their own, "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night," popularized by Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez. The song, which immortalized the Wobbly poet executed by a Salt Lake... (San Francisco Chronicle)
But the War Memorial is best known as a concert hall and theater, hosting countless luminaries Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson Jr., Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, jazz and blues legends Duke Ellington, Count Basie and B.B. King, comedians from Bob Hope to Lewis Black, and superstar New Jersey natives Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. Just in the last few years, the Kaplan Series on Patriots Stage has brought music lovers intimately close to the likes of Leon Redbone, John Sebastian and... (Hillsborough Beacon, NJ)
"As it happens, I was just this past week teaching about Paul Robeson in my political science class. When Robeson was crucified for his beliefs, he said, 'I will not retreat one-thousandth part of one inch.' That's what I say to the thugs and hoodlums who are trying to silence me. They don't want to talk about what Israel is doing to the Palestinians. So they make Norman Finkelstein the issue.". (Zmag.org)
What stopped it from getting a theatrical release was not the difficulty of finding a distributor, but music rights -- the soundtrack included songs by Dinah Washington , Paul Robeson , and Etta James. While there were negotiations, in the end there was no agreement. (Boston Globe)
On DVD from the British Film Institute, with the customary excellent pack design, documentation and slate of extras, comes Kenneth Macpherson's 1930 silent ``Borderline,'' co-starring Paul Robeson. It is an eye-opening piece of film history that deals with racism, love and death in a jazzy, Bohemian crowd. (Bloomberg -- UK)
That play was Big White Fog, produced in 1938 by the Negro Unit of the Chicago Federal Theatre Project, and revived in Harlem in 1940 as the inaugural production of the Negro Playwrights' Company, formed by Paul Robeson, Ward, Wright and Langston Hughes (among others). With a real sense of adventure I eventually set off to meet Laura, and her sister Elise. (Guardian Unlimited)
KC: Some of my earliest thoughts about Jackie Robinson changed after I found out that he spoke out against Paul Robeson and others who were doing their part in their own way to fight for Black people. Doing their part in their own way just as he did in 1947 by not just going in to play pro baseball but signing an agreement saying that he wouldn't fight back or speak out when he was disrespected by white ball players. (Zmag.org)
Tickets are required for the event, which will raise money to complete the Anne Reeves Studio, located at the Art Council's renovated Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, now under construction. Limited tickets are still available: $75 per person, includes tasting only; $275 per person for tasting and Art Tombola ticket; and $350 per couple for tasting and Art Tombola ticket. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Staff photo by Mark CzajkowskiMichael LaRiccia, left, and Mark Germond of the Arts Council of Princeton, hang a banner on the construction fence in front of the council's building on Paul Robeson Place ... " Nassau Street will morph into a pedestrian highway with four stages for live music, tons of activities sponsored by local organizations and independent art for sale. Not to mention, samplings of food from around the world. Along with the crowds, those attending should expect an expanded... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Actors who've played Einstein as Einstein include Robert Downey Jr. (in "That's Adequate" ), Elliott Gould ("Mentors" ), and Ben Kingsley (in an untitled film due out next year, costarring Danny Glover as Paul Robeson ). As an endearing portrait of the aging physicist in his Princeton University years, however, Walter Matthau's performance in the 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." stands tall in time and space. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Despite these accolades, the film never saw popular distribution due to the expense and complication of the music rights (including songs by Etta James, Dinah Washington, Gershwin, Rachmaninov, Paul Robeson and Earth, Wind & Fire on the soundtrack) and in its rare viewings at festivals and museums it was shown on ragged 16mm prints. Now, thirty years later, the new 35mm print, restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive, is ready for its long-awaited theatrical release. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Paul Robeson graduated from Rutgers, where he was an All-American football player ... Paul Robeson would cry shame to Imus, as I and other alumnae and students are doing. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Among the mysterious code words, personal letters, Lenin buttons and directives smuggled from Moscow, some prominent left-wing names pop up: Pete Seeger, Elia Kazan, Betty Goldstein (later Friedan), W.E.B. Du Bois, John Dos Passos, Angela Davis, Clifford Odets, Richard Wright, Paul Robeson, Woody Guthrie. The archives offer a new take on some of America's hottest modern history. (Newsday -- New York City)
The velvet bass voice with rich hints of Paul Robeson and James Earl Jones. The friendly, confident smile. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Saturday, March 31, 2007. Staff photo by Mark CzajkowskiFilippo Meozzi, 5, poses with his artwork outside the Arts Council of Princeton at the Princeton Shopping Center on Wednesday. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
But there were legal problems with the film's soundtrack (which features an astonishing range of African-American pop music, from Paul Robeson to Dinah Washington to Earth, Wind and no distributor, in those pre- days, seemed eager to tackle a meditative, nearly plotless, black-and-white art film about the lives of poor black people. It's not like that would be such a hot marketing concept today either, come to think of it. (Salon)
The SA Diversity Coalition, consisting of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, the Center for Women Students and the LGBTA Student Resource Center, requested a combined $75,600 ... "Many of the programs are two to three times bigger than the entire budget of our centers," Paul Robeson Cultural Center Director Toby Jenkins said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Upcoming NYU events will "examine" the Alger Hiss and Rosenberg cases with a presumption of their innocence and celebrate the lives of Paul Robeson, communist historian Morris U. Schappes and the American communists who fought in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Almost without exception, speakers at these events will be those who believe the CPUSA was a noble organization that fell victim to hard-right propaganda and McCarthyite repression. (New York Post -- Opinions)
"An Evening with Martin and Langston," as well as "Randolph and Robeson: Laboring for Our Rights," which explores the lives of labor activist A. Philip Randolph and the multi-talented athlete and activist Paul Robeson, are the result of the long history of friendship and mutual respect that Glover and Justice share both on- and off-stage. The two have been friends since they first met as struggling San Francisco Bay area actors several years ago. (East Tennessean, TN)
Gauging Paul Robeson's worth as man and artist by looking only at his movies is like judging William Faulkner on his screenplays: The main action is elsewhere. Credit the Criterion Collection for assembling Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist ($99. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Belafonte's mentor was Paul Robeson, the great American singer who, according to Belafonte, was politically energised when he met a group of Welsh miners picketing in London in 1928. When Robeson was blacklisted and had his passport taken away by the American authorities, Belafonte paid for a transatlantic link for him to sing to the National Eisteddfod of the South Wales miners' union. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
He knew Rosa Parks, Paul Robeson and Eleanor Roosevelt. He corresponded with Nelson Mandela in prison, when the U.S. government considered the South African leader a terrorist. (Zmag.org)
PLAY-IN ROUND Eastern Region March 6 Camp Hill 64, Philadelphia Paul Robeson 55 ... PLAY-IN ROUND Eastern Region March 6 Scotland School 57, Philadelphia Paul Robeson 48. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Papers overflow the table, and photos of her family and civil rights leaders such as Rosa Parks, Paul Robeson and Pete Velasco of the Delano grape strike line the walls of her home. Buell is a living historical gem herself: She's the granddaughter of a Buffalo Soldier -- the nickname given by American Indians in the 19th century to black American soldiers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Notes: CAMP HILL Fitzsimmons, June, Ryan Stroup and Telatovich scored in double figures Tuesday in 64-55 play-in round win over Paul Robeson. held to season-low 17 points in semifinal loss to Reading Central Catholic. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Whatever the merits of that position, you have to wonder: Without the every-February ritual, how many commercial enterprises would be willing to gamble on issuing a $100 DVD box set devoted to Paul Robeson. Criterion s Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist, released last month, is just that and a reminder, as well, of the swaths of African-American history that remain provocative and ripe for rediscovery. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Camp Hill's Jake June, right, drives past Paul Robeson's Xavier Brown during the first quarter of their PIAA Class A play-in game Tuesday ... But the Lions regrouped Tuesday night at Northern High School and beat Paul Robeson, District 12's second-place team, 64-55. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
vs. D-12 No. 2 Paul Robeson Huskies (9-13). Coaches: Camp Hill Kevin Rutherford (first year); Paul Robeson Robert Powlen (second year) ... Paul Robeson Dom Medlock (6-1 Sr. forward, 17. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Camp Hill boys have to win a Class A play-in game against Paul Robeson (9-13) Tuesday night at Northern York High School at 7:30. If the Lions win, Notre Dame ES (24-2) will be waiting. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Some want to scrap it, some want to rewrite it (as Paul Robeson did), and some want to keep it as is. State Rep. (Herald-Tribune)
PLAY-IN ROUND Eastern Region Tuesday -- Camp Hill vs. Philadelphia Paul Robeson ... Eastern Region Friday -- Reading Central Catholic vs. Bishop Neumann; Philadelphia Friere Charter vs. Pottsville Nativity; Old Forge vs. North Penn; Girard College vs. Greenwood; Mansfield vs. Bishop O'Hara; Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg vs. Camp Hill-Philadelphia Paul Robeson winner; Scotland School vs. Bristol; Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Conemaugh Township ... PLAY-IN ROUND Eastern Region Tuesday -- Scotland School vs.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sunday, March 04, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The twenties saw jazz and the blues emerge as recognized art forms, each displaying a rhythmic complexity or "collective improvisation." It was a period of such timeless starts as Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Eubie Blake. Eighty years later, with the Democratic sweep of the 2006 mid-term elections, African-Americans are at the peak of their political power and point with pride to the election of two Black governors and lieutenant governors, and Congressmen who have... (Buffalo News -- Opinion)
"The Paul Robeson Center ended up covering the expenses for the trip, and the United Black Council also made a generous contribution," said Cook College senior David Pierre, an Iota Phi Theta member. "For $20 the trip was a good deal, but it was even better that we got to go free of charge," Livingston College junior Misenga Lukabu said. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Movies Restaurants Food Calendar Music Theater/Arts TV Books Celebrity news Games. " The fourth disc, "Citizen of the World," captures the increasing social activism that resulted in Robeson's blacklisting and disappearance from the world stage.What's missing? Only "Showboat," the 1935 James Whale musical that gave the actor his signature song, "Ol' Man River. (Boston Globe -- Living)
By Randy Williams Special to NFL.com. Feb. 23, 2007 -- Football and the movies. (NFL.com)
Meanwhile, Moses is a professor of voice and music literature at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, where he has honed his authority on the African-American musical canon while singing worldwide in various operas and recitals in a stately baritone evocative of the commanding Paul Robeson. If you think that sounds like the odd couple, you're in good company: Moses was a little skeptical at first, too. (Boston Globe)
" Taking an exercise class -- first person Damn those Snapple Apples. And pints of Breyers Twix ice cream. Add flaky croissants to the list. And, while you're at it, taco cheese, chocolate, French fries, bacon, pepperoni pizza, glazed doughnuts, funnel cake, cotton candy and sour cream-and-onion chips, too. Like well-trained soldiers in a delectable army, they're all standing in my way of losing weight and getting healthy. They beat down my urge to eat pineapple instead of peanut butter. They... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (1933-79, Criterion, unrated, $100): A booming black vocalist and two-time football All-American, this Rutgers valedictorian eventually became a pro-Soviet political pariah and blacklist victim. Robeson was too dominant a presence for most of his stylistically rudimentary movies, but this classy set offers context by packaging a spiffier-looking The Emperor Jones with five other features (though not the '36 Show Boat). (USA Today -- Life)
recipient of Alpha Phil Alpha Fraternity Inc. Paul Robeson Versatility Award. National Honor Society member. (Goleopards.com)
Minutes into Paul Robeson Theatre's production of "Mule Bone," actress Diane Johnson ambles onto the stage to loudly demand her share of bacon from the town mayor. With an opening like that, the ceiling for slapstick has to be pretty high. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
"Sound Of Soul" Adopt-A-Tape donors will have the opportunity to save some of the most powerful moments in our nation's oral history by sponsoring state-of-the-art, digitized "flat transfer" preservation of recordings featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, Huey Newton, James Baldwin, Malcolm X., Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry, Paul Robeson and many other legendary figures. Copies of preserved recordings will be stored in Pacifica's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
There, Bearden's mother, Bessye, a correspondent for the Chicago Defender, a black-owned newspaper of the period, hosted frequent gatherings for artists, musicians, actors and intellectuals, including Duke Ellington; Paul Robeson; Fats Waller; Langston Hughes; Countee Cullen; Mary McLeod Bethune, founder and president of the National Council of Negro Women; and Aubr de L. Maynard, the first black surgical intern at Harlem Hospital. Advertisement "I think of all of those wonderful conversations... (Stamford Advocate)
Founded at Cornell University in 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha's membership includes such notables as W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young and Paul Robeson. Based in Baltimore, the group has more than 700 chapters in the United States and abroad. (SunSpot.net)
She sang at the 1963 March on Washington, she took part in the march on Selma, she performed for President Kennedy and along with Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson was in the first group of artists to be honored with the Duke Ellington Fellowship Award. Her album "Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues" (1956) was the inspiration for a young Janis Joplin. (Mail Tribune, OR)
" Also in attendance was comedian Dave Chappelle, who lives nearby in the southwest Ohio village of Yellow Springs. Belafonte told stories about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others who have helped inspire him. "I was born in Harlem, but at an early age my mother took us back to her homeland, Jamaica," Belafonte said. "When I returned to New York at age 13, it was common for me to see Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, W.E.B. DuBois and, the tallest tree in the forest, Paul Robeson. "... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
"I know we need to hear young people. We need to provide the mechanisms for them to speak. It's vital for us to hear them, to understand them, aid them, involve them ... in community. Brianna Holland, a 16-year-old student at Paul Robeson High School, said she appreciated the mayor's focus on involving youth. "He wants to help us to come together and help change Oakland," she said. "Right now I don't feel safe in Oakland. As young people, we have to come together to help stop the violence and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Paul Robeson 46, Communications Tech 22. Penn Charter 39, Agnes Irwin 36. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
" he might bellow back: "It's Mister Fleming to you. " A lifelong bachelor who lived alone in the Fillmore district until he was 98, Fleming cooked for himself, typed all his columns on an old manual typewriter and did not receive Social Security until his mid-70s, when it began arriving unsolicited. Above all, he was a writer who understood the power of the printed word. When he arrived in California from Jacksonville, Fla., by way of New York City, at age 11 in 1919, he remembered seeing signs... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Paul Robeson Theatre. African-American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Ave. 884-2013. (Buffalo News)
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