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Smeared, banned, exiled: Paul Robeson finally gets Philadelphia street in his name
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVernoca Michael always loved trying to outrun the FBI. After buying herself a Camaro, she got pretty...
I Don't Think We Talk Enough About Paul Robeson (And What He Brought To The Film Industry)
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPaul Robeson in Show Boat. Everybody talks about Sidney Poitier’s movies, and for good reason. Mr....
‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are breaking barriers at Miami opera
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAudiences enraptured by the Florida Grand Opera’s production of “I pagliacci” and lead singers...
Wales great JPR Williams remembered as rugby ‘revolutionary’ and family man
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoJPR Williams’ life as a rugby “revolutionary” and family man was remembered at a memorial service...
An Opera About Malcolm X Breaks Boundaries
Harper's Bazaar via AOL· 8 months agoAn Opera About Malcolm X Breaks BoundariesANGELA WEISS - Getty Images A man is standing on the vast stage of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House in...
Jean-Paul Vignon, Stylish French Vocalist and Actor, Dies at 89
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJean-Paul Vignon, the romantic French vocalist and actor who impressed audiences on both sides of...
Edward Mulhare: Get To Know The 'Ghost and Mrs. Muir' and 'Knight Rider' Star
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere are actors who prefer the stage or big screen, or have found success on the small screen and...
Akron Public Schools’ first Black woman teacher dies at 94
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA celebration of life will be held Saturday for the first African American woman to teach in Akron...
Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a...