Tag Archives: Othello

Wednesday Open Thread | William Shakespeare Week : Othello

Posted on May 14, 2014 by rikyrah

We continue this week with William Shakespeare. Have Black Actors acted Shakespeare? Of course they have. The Most Obvious Role, of course, would be the Moor himself, Othello. Paul Robeson was the first Black American to play Othello on the … Continue reading →

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Paul Robeson: Home Going 35 Year Anniversary

Posted on January 23, 2011 by rikyrah

Wiki:  Paul Leroy Robeson[1] (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African American bass-baritone concert singer, recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism in the civil rights movement.[2] The son of an … Continue reading →

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