Word: robeson
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...Liebert, Black History Month is beneficial when we remember such figures as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson, who are agreeable to Liebert, but he becomes dubious when people glorify the Black Panthers and the "disreputable" Paul Robeson (these are characterizations which we would call very debatable and some of them are simply outrageous...
...Liebert, Black History Month is beneficial when we remember such figures as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson, who are agreeable to Liebert, but he becomes dubious when people glorify the Black Panthers and the "disreputable" Paul Robeson (these are characterizations which we would call very debatable and some of them are simply outrageous...
...then there's the tendency to glorify the inglorious. Too often, through the lens of Black History Month, the Black Panthers begin to resemble the Twelve Apostles, and disreputable figures like Paul Robeson, a prominent actor and Stalinist during the Cold War, are mistaken for American heroes...
...airs at odd hours, mostly on PBS or public access cable channels--but the search yields a feast. Opera, dance, chamber music, theater and more are presented in a beguiling spread of video clips. So surf that dial, comb that TV Guide. Caruso and Domingo, Lillian Gish and Paul Robeson, the Canadian Brass and James Galway all await...
With Slam's surprise festival success, Williams has been flooded with offers--unfortunately, most of them calling for him to play dope dealers. Instead of cashing in, he is writing a new book of verse and his own script. Following the lead of actor-singer Paul Robeson, Williams hopes to become a multimedia sensation. "Robeson followed his heart to get closer to the hearts of other people," he says. Good words to live...