Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

Quintessa Swindell isn't afraid of a punk-ass bitch. At least, that's the vibe I get when they launch into a tirade about the ...

A new five-disc set from Kino Lorber gathers the surviving films of the black director from the early days of cinema, who ...

Great movies matter. Movies have the capacity to ... it’s set to a great soundtrack ranging from blues and classical to Paul Robeson. Poetic, compassionate, angry, ironic: All human life is ...

Each month The A.V. Club does our part to keep you up to date on the best of what’s coming out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD, which ...

Fresh from her recent appearance at the 67th Grammy Awards, at which the Grammys’ merit award for social change was renamed in honor of her father Harry Belafonte, the late singer and civil rights ...

A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world ...

From the first talkie, theme songs in movies have found a treasured place ... But when it was sung in the 1936 film version by Paul Robeson, his moving baritone voice – and edgier interpretation ...

Midway through Black History Month, it’s worth noting the relative brevity of Black film history—the very first major-studio feature to be directed by an African-American didn’t come along until 1969, ...

It premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore theater in March 1959 and was made into a movie in 1961 starring young and upcoming ... Hansberry worked with him and greats like Paul Robeson and Kwame ...

How many Broadway shows has Paul Robeson been in? Paul Robeson has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows. How many West End shows has Paul Robeson been in? Paul Robeson has appeared on London's West End ...

The Fanwood Memorial Library is hosting a one-man show on Feb. 13 celebrating the life and legacy of Paul Robeson. The show, titled “Paul Robeson Through His Words & Music,” is written by ...