Everybody talks about Sidney Poitier’s movies, and for good reason. Mr. Poitier did a fantastic job of elevating the image of the Black American back in a period of great civil unrest. He was also the first Black man to ever win Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his performance in Lilies of the Fields. So, yeah, we all love Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier is goated, no question.
But do you know who I don’t think people talk nearly enough about these days? Paul Robeson. Being a Rutgers-Newark alum, I know a great deal about the man, as Rutgers loves Paul Robeson. He was actually the first Black football player at Rutgers University all the way back in 1915.
