Coaching hunt grade 'insults' WVU official Nov 14, 2008
I take strong objections to an F," she said yesterday. In fact, McIntosh said she awarded the university an A in forms submitted to researchers. West Virginia, which 18 days into its search and hours after the Fiesta Bowl named Bill Stewart as coach without a formal interview, was the only major-college football program to get an F besides Mississippi. Division I-AA Dayton got the one other failing grade among 31 programs surveyed, 16 of which received A's. Researchers at Central Florida's... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Afraid to say, Halloween events not over yet Oct 31, 2008
The Arts Council of Princeton is hosting a Halloween Bash 8 p.m. today at its Paul Robeson Center for the Arts in Princeton. Music will be provided by the Voodudes, an area band specializ ing in New Orleans funk and blues, and everyone attending is encouraged to wear costumes. (NJ.com -- Times)
A Gray State for Obama? Oct 29, 2008
Showing his own age, and discussing his once-radical politics, he continues, "the hero of my life is not who you would think. Not Malcolm X, not MLK. My hero is Paul Robeson." He begins to hum "Old Man River" in wistful, grandfatherly fashion. . (Slate)
ANDREA LEWIS: We must remember Paul Robeson's unwavering voice Oct 17, 2008
When Paul Robeson stepped onto the stage of the Shubert Theater 65 years ago this week, he filled the hall with his deep baritone and shattered a stained glass ceiling ... The play's director, Margaret Webster, said "the moment he stepped onto that stage he was not only a black man, but was a great black man, a man of stature. He put the play in focus." Paul Robeson was a giant in every sense of the word ... "The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery," Robeson said in the... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Sweating to the oldies Oct 3, 2008
But director James Miller, a senior acting and political science major, thinks the subject is very relevant to this day and age so he is directing the play at the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center until Oct. 18. Miller said that something unique in this show is the melodrama and the interaction between the cast members. (Daily Orange, NY)
'The Forsaken' is a grim reminder of Americans lost in the gulags Sep 24, 2008
Second is actor Paul Robeson, who fled there because of American racism, but who was unwilling (or unable) to denounce Stalinism. Last, and assuredly not least, is Joseph Davies, American ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938. (Boston Globe)
Nicholson, Bon Jovi, Shaq nominated for NJ Hall Sep 18, 2008
This year's nominees include political activist Paul Robeson, writers F. Scott Fitzgerald, Walt Whitman and Philip Roth, entertainers Jerry Lewis, Count Basie and Bud Abbott, and athletes Althea Gibson (tennis) and Carl Lewis (track). The nominees were culled from a list of more than 160 potential Hall of Famers compiled over three years. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Nigeria: The Nollywood Revolution Jun 26, 2008
Film luminaries who have shown profound interest in Nollywood range from the top Hollywood director Bill Duke to the respected acting coach Ms Adilah Barnes, the international copyright expert Ms Avalyn Pitts and the Paul Robeson Award director Prof Shade Turnipseed. In the words of Alder: "The revenue generated by sales and rentals of movies in Lagos state is N804 million per week". (allAfrica.com)
RUTGERS-NEWARK CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL Jun 14, 2008
On Thursday night, Rutgers- Newark will celebrate its 100th an niversary with a gala at the Paul Robeson Campus Center, and if you reach every graduate, most of them would tell it, too. From the start, Rutgers-Newark -- "By the way, I always call it Newark-Rutgers," said Izenberg, the longtime Star Ledger sports columnist -- was always about giving non-traditional students a great education at an attainable price. (NJ.com -- News)
'Time for TASP' auction to feature clocks by noted artists Jun 10, 2008
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- "Time for TASP," a gala reception and auction celebrating the Trenton After School Program, will take place Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. Hosted by the Arts Council of Princeton at the newly renovated Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., the evening will begin with a building tour and auction preview. The reception and auction will consist of more than 50 timepieces created by 55 area artists especially for this fundraiser, including a painting of a clock with... (NJ.com -- Times)
Girls' PIAA Track & Field Results May 24, 2008
Heat 3-1, Paul Robeson, 4:00 ... Heat 2-1, Paul Robeson, 9:37. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll May 23, 2008
It's been the "Ol' Man" that "jus' keeps rollin' along" for Paul Robeson, and it has shined "like the national guitar" for Paul Simon. There is, meanwhile, a song on Smog's 1999 album Knock Knock, a track named River Guard, that makes me think more than any other of the Mississippi - of the sense of independence and freedom the river has come to symbolise in song, in literature, and in our minds. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
More of this story May 3, 2008
A framed black-and-white photo of Paul Robeson dressed as Othello hangs on the wall in Bennet Guillory's office at the New LATC.. Darin Dahms, Toyin Moses, Jonathan Palmer and Maurice McRae star in the West Coast premiere of A House With No Walls, part of a trilogy by Thomas Gibbons. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Evans, Pryor lead Pa. boys all-state basketball teams Mar 26, 2008
Brandon Penn, Paul Robeson, 6-7, Sr., 27 ... 3 points) of Philadelphia s Paul Robeson High, Kennedy Catholic junior Kyle Randall and Sewickley Academy sophomore Tom Droney. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Girls' PIAA Basketball Glance Feb 27, 2008
Berks Christian (21-5) vs. Paul Robeson (12-6), Governor Mifflin Intermediate School, Shillington, 6 p.m. ... Marian Catholic (27-1) vs. Berks Christian/Paul Robeson winner, Martz Hall, Pottsville, 4 p.m.. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Orange Wave Sinks Boys & Girls Feb 18, 2008
Abraham Lincoln defeats Paul Robeson 80 - 55. Benjamin Cardozo defeats Thomas Edison 63 - 54 and will face Campus Magnet who defeated Forest Hills 62 - 53 (2/17 @ 3pm - St. Johns). (Temple Sports -- Rivals.com)
Robeson Advance Over Canarsie Feb 15, 2008
For the Eagles of Paul Robeson High School a year has truly made a difference. Last season the Eagles forfeited their final eleven regular season games after an in-game brawl with Thomas Jefferson High School causing them to finish the regular season with a 1-13 record. (Georgetown Sports -- Rivals.com)
‘First Sunday’ has heart, and shortcomings Jan 17, 2008
The great African-American actor Paul Robeson had some wonderful films released last February on DVD that are well worth the time for interested parties. First Sunday is about two best friends who are stuck between a rock and a hard place. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Nova Notebook: Grant Grows as a Wildcat Jan 13, 2008
"People have been coming up to me and telling me things like, `great game' or `keep it going' and I really appreciate that," says the product of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Paul Robeson High School and Winchendon (Mass. Academy. (Villanova.com)
Students learn from time spent with prison inmates Nov 29, 2007
To combat this problem, the Paul Robeson Cultural Center applied its three approaches to culture: educate, develop and engage. The cultural center sponsored the "Breaking Bread Series," a literary outreach initiative between inmates and graduate students, to cultivate, through education, development and engagement, a blueprint for both graduate students and inmates that was previously non-existent. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Prisoners share lives with graduate students through music, poetry Nov 15, 2007
The "Breaking Bread Series," sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, is an outreach initiative in which Penn State students meet with inmates at the prison each week this month. They are reading Who's Gonna Take the Weight. (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)
From gospel to opera: JSU grad finds his voice Sep 7, 2007
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)
Nova Notebook: Malcolm Moves In Sep 1, 2007
" 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)
Phyllis Sides: New books being collected for local reading center Aug 30, 2007
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)
Albert Einstein: A relative success Apr 25, 2007
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)
'Cry shame to Imus' Apr 14, 2007
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)
Critically acclaimed actors to visit ETSU Mar 19, 2007
"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)
Local PIAA boys' basketball preview capsules Mar 8, 2007
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)
PIAA boys' basketball: Camp Hill plays its way into states Mar 7, 2007
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)
PIAA Boys' Class A Playoffs: Camp Hill vs. Paul Robeson Mar 6, 2007
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)
PIAA Basketball: State tourney pairings set Mar 5, 2007
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)
PIAA BASKETBALL PAIRINGS Mar 4, 2007
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)
PIAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS Mar 4, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
NYC trip explores black culture Feb 26, 2007
"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)
Paul Robeson, the complete picture Feb 25, 2007
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)
Crossover: Football to Hollywood Feb 24, 2007
By Randy Williams Special to NFL.com. Feb. 23, 2007 -- Football and the movies. (NFL.com)
Lafayette Announces Commitments from 30 Student-Athletes on College Football Signing Day Feb 8, 2007
recipient of Alpha Phil Alpha Fraternity Inc. Paul Robeson Versatility Award. National Honor Society member. (Goleopards.com)
Romare Bearden show is the best of the city and country Jan 21, 2007
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)
