Paul Stephenson was born in Rochford, Essex, in 1937 to a white English mother and a West African father. He moved to Bristol in 1962 and later became the first Black social worker in the city.

From left, Emir Price, Zariyah Perry and Sinclair Freeman star in Soul Rep Theatre's production of "The African Company Presents Richard III." Carlyle Brown's 1988 play is based on the true story of ...

After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...