paul robeson

If great theater is your thing, Arena Stage is the place to be. The Southwest Washington, D.C., theater has been on a roll this season, with exceptional plays that covered a broad range of subjects, featuring well-known cast members.

Celebrated and controversial singer/activist Paul Robeson brought to life in "The Tallest Tree in the Forest," brilliantly performed by author Daniel Beaty at Arena Stage.

UMBC exhibit shows how African-Americans have portrayed themselves and been portrayed by others

Images of nearly 5,000 Baltimoreans are the life's work of a photographer who documented racial segregation of the era and early protests, and captured candid moments of now-anonymous brides, classmates, football players and black residents.

The other evening, former Baltimore Sun reporters C. Fraser Smith and Antero Pietila were in the studios of WYPR radio discussing the life of William Lloyd "Little Willie" Adams, who died Monday at 97.