The bill, sponsored by New Jersey state senators Shirley K. Turner and Andrew Zwicker, designates April 9 of each year as ...

Paul Robeson’s encounters with the international ... He exhibited the great strength of a professional football player, the tenderness of a stage actor, and the intellectuality of a lawyer ...

“Paul Robeson was not only a citizen of the world ... graduating as valedictorian and earning distinction as a two-time All American football player. Though he earned a law degree from Columbia ...

O'Neill turned to a dynamic young African American actor, Paul Robeson, for the male lead. A college valedictorian and football star, Robeson had trained as a lawyer, but a love of public speaking ...