Book review: "Paul Robeson for Beginners"
A wonderful book that reveals and celebrates the life of an exceptional man who left a majestic and lasting legacy to the world.
A playwright named "Shagspeare" in Bill Cain's "Equivocation"
"Shag" for short receives a royal commission to write about Guy Fawkes and England's 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
Abraham Galloway biography provides truer picture of Civil War
Abraham Galloway, an African-American bricklayer by trade, became a leader of the abolition cause and built a network of freedom fighters deep in the Slave South.
Robey Theatre Company celebrates with Paul Robeson Theatre Festival
The two-day Festival celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Robey Theatre Company, dedicated to developing "innovative new plays written about the Black experience."
"Death Blow to Jim Crow" comes highly recommended
At its peak, the National Negro Congress (NNC) included over 3,000 civic, religious, fraternal, labor and community organizations representing millions people.
Today in labor history: Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" released
Twenty-five years ago today Spike Lee's union-made blockbuster movie on race and racism, "Do the Right Thing" was released in theaters nationwide.
A largely forgotten tale: Communist Party's role in the South
The Unemployed People's Movement: Leftists, Liberals, and Labor in Georgia, 1929-1941 challenges the notion that Southern white workers were incapable of action with African Americans.
Public intimacy in the new South Africa
"Public Intimacy" is not outwardly political, but it raises questions about the legacy not only of apartheid but of the freedom struggle itself.
Hollywood Heritage celebrates 100 years of filmmaking in Hawaii
Ed Rampell will give a video presentation with laser focus on Hollywood feature films and television productions that are shot and set in Hawai'i.
A triumphant must-see show about Paul Robeson
Daniel Beaty doesn't miss a beat in his one-man tribute to African American Paul Robeson, the son of a runaway slave who went on to become an actor, activist and Renaissance Man.
