Poetry
'Man of the People' celebrates the story of Paul Robeson
This new jazz poetry opera comes to Chicago's Hamilton Park District, remembering a towering musical talent who has been all but forgotten.
Fame fades. Names and accomplishments, no matter how large and striking, can become buried in history’s dust, reduced to but a whisper, if that, across the years.
“Paul Robeson is an under-appreciated giant of the 20th century,” says Lasana Kazembe, ... [5069 chars]