Author Howard Bryant juxtaposes the politics and power of the two men in “Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson ...

The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished ...

A new book examines the baseball great's politics and the pressure he was put under by Dodgers manager Branch Rickey.

Paul Robeson was a superstar of the stage and screen, a talented football player and a music hitmaker. Then came a dramatic ...

Paul Robeson is regarded as the first Black superstar of stage and screen. A hugely talented actor and singer, Robeson was ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death on January 23, 1976. The actor, singer, athlete and scholar was once famous around the world, but he was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by ...

FRIDAY is the 50th anniversary of when the legendary communist Paul Robeson went on to enrich the ancestors.He was the classic example of an artist as revolutionary.Robeson, the son of a former ...

Author Howard Bryant joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America'.

SIMON: His new book, "Kings And Pawns: Jackie Robinson And Paul Robeson In America." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Singer and actor Paul Robeson made national headlines in Rochester in 1947. In what was expected to be one of his final ...

Creating Dr. King’s Beloved Community Through Art & Music on 1/27 is a public livestream at 5:30 PM ET with Paul ...