With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades. By Clay Risen Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal ...

January 23rd was the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death. As historian Gerald Horne noted in his 2016 biography of Robeson, Time magazine declared him “probably the most famous living negro” in ...

A preeminent artist-activist of the mid-twentieth century, his banishment by the studios lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death. By ...

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call. By Ben Brantley Davóne Tines plays Paul Robeson in a solo ...