A new book presents the baseball legend’s testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee as a critical ...
At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to ...
Two new books focus on lesser-known chapters of Black history. First, Kings & Pawns tells the story of Jackie Robinson and ...
When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s first black player, he tested Robinson’s resolve. He unleashed a barrage of ...
Howard Bryant's newest book focuses on how Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson became opposing voices amid the anti-communist fervor of the 20th century.
It had been closed due to repairs. The Paul Robeson House and Museum reopened on Oct. 10, after being closed since August 2024 due to repairs that had to be undertaken on half of the building. The ...
EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson are embarking on a major documentary about actor-singer-activist Paul Robeson, one of the most important figures in American ...
Honor with us. On Tuesday evening, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM ET, the public is invited to watch this special event online, in real time. A limited in-person audience will gather at the Paul Robeson House & ...
There was a real need to do Black theater,” William Rowland II said in 1991. “We thought, we can do this ourselves.” ...
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 ...
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