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Robeson, Paul

Robeson, Paul rōb´sən [key], 1898–1976, American actor and bass singer, b. Princeton, N.J. The son of a runaway slave who became a minister, Robeson graduated first from Rutgers (1919), where he was an All-American football player, and then from Columbia Univ. law school (1923). He began his acting career in 1924 with the Provincetown Players . With a resonant voice and the ability to project a humane spirit, he won wide acclaim with his creation of the title role in Eugene ONeills Emperor Jones (1925 film, 1933). Other outstanding dramatic performances include Crown in DuBose Heywards Porgy (1928) and Othello (in London, 1930, and New York, 1943–45). In 1925 he made his debut as a concert singer. Possessed of a magnificent bass voice, he became known especially for his rendition of Ol Man River in Jerome Kerns musical Show Boat (1928 film, 1936) and for his interpretations of spirituals. He lived mainly in Europe from 1928 to 1939, traveling to the Soviet Union for the first time in 1934. Robesons association with Communist causes and his winning of the International Stalin Peace Prize (1952) made him a controversial figure in the United States. He moved to England in 1958, and continued to appear in concerts in Europe and the Soviet Union. He returned to live in the United States in 1963.

See his Here I Stand (1958) biographies by his wife (1930) and son (2001) and by M. B. Duberman (1988) study by J. Goodman (2013).

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African American History in the West Bibliography Authors & Editors

Abajian, James de T. Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970 Yes

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Cops bring relief to destitute senior citizen

Eight-six-year-old Lucius Nathaniel Binns was a picture of happiness after receiving a mattress, courtesy of the St Catherine North

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Amiri Baraka , also called Imamu Amiri Baraka, original name Everett Leroy Jones, called Leroy Jones, Leroy later changed to LeRoi (born October 7, 1934, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died January 9, 2014, Newark), American poet and playwright who published provocative works that assiduously presented

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Jones, Sissieretta (1869-1933)

Sissieretta Jones was a world-famous soprano who in June 1892, became the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Touring internationally in the late 1800s and early 1900s, she sang both classical opera and performed in musical comedies with her own

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DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974)

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Witherspoon Street Church (1836– )

Organized in 1836, the Witherspoon Street Church is one of the oldest African American Presbyterian congregations in New Jersey. On March 10, 1836, 90 out of 131former African American members of the Nassau Presbyterian Church were released from the congregation to form their own church. Nassau had

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The Rainbow Movement Pays Tribute to one of its Original Members, Paul “Bear” Vasquez, the Double Rainbow Guy

An original member of Ulrich’s The Rainbow Movement, Vasquez is the reason this group is focused on raising awareness and money for worthwhile

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McKinney, Louise Jones (1930–2012)

Louise McKinney (née Jones) was an African-American educator, human rights advocate, philanthropist, business woman, community activist, and patron of the arts. She was a long-established galvanizing force of civic life in Seattle and in the State of

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Johnson, Jeh (1957 - )

Jeh (pronounced “Jay”) Charles Johnson, a civil and criminal trial lawyer, is the current U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Johnson received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1979 and obtained his J.D. from Columbia University in 1982. Nominated by President Barack Obama in October

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A Viral Black-owned Business Success And The Shortcomings Of Federal Pandemic Response

That it took a crowd-sourced campaign to save their livelihood — as trillions of dollars were coursing through the economy through federal relief efforts — underscored a reality faced by many Black-owned small businesses through the current

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Richard Allen (bishop)

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831)[1] was a minister, educator, writer, and one of Americas most active and influential black leaders. In 1794 he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first

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National Mothers March Against Police Violence to converge on MN...

“MN Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence,” “Justice Squad,” and other groupings of families and anti-police violence organizations around the country have come together under the umbrella of “Take A Knee

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Robeson, Paul (1898-1976)

Paul Robeson is best known as a world famous athlete, singer, actor, and advocate for the human rights of people throughout the world. Over the course of his career Robeson combined all of these activities into a lifelong quest for racial justice. He used his deep baritone voice to communicate the

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Black-Owned Business Sproxte Partners with Atlanta Public Schools to Create Memorable Graduation Experience Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Atlanta Public Schools partnered with Sproxte to bring their Fan Upload platform to 2020 graduates in an attempt to remain flexible and lean into technological alternatives to keep their students safe while still celebrating their

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Name at birth: Quincy Delight

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Charles Booker Suddenly Has Progressives Excited About Kentucky

But in the last three weeks, progressive state Rep. Charles Booker, the youngest Black state lawmaker elected in Kentucky in nearly a century, has interrupted McGrath’s quiet stroll to the

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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia

Attorney Dawn M. Jones, managing member of The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC in Atlanta, was installed as the 58th president of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June

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Thomas Blanton, KKK bomber of 16th St Baptist Church, dies

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., the last of three one-time Ku Klux Klansmen convicted in a 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four Black girls and was the deadliest single attack of the civil rights movement, died Friday in prison, officials

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Name at birth: Paul Slocum

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Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Ingrid Saunders Jones

Ms. Jones also leads the Company’s philanthropy efforts, which under her leadership has contributed more than $460 million to support sustainable community initiatives. She also serves on the boards of The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and The Coca-Cola Scholars

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