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Field of Legends: Honoring Players at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
NLBM President Bob Kendrick (Image: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum) On July 8th, Major League Baseball players and fans will descend on Kansas City, Missouri, for All-Star Weekend. But what Bob Kendrick...
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On Anniversary of Historic Jackie Robinson Deal, the Braves Have an All-Black...
Justin and B.J. Upton will both play in the same outfield as members of the Atlanta Braves. On this day in 1950, Jackie Robinson signed the richest deal in Dodgers history, worth $35,000. His legacy,...
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Jackie Robinson Film, ’42′, Screening to Help KC Negro Leagues
On April 11, Kansas City will be the site for the only advance public screening of the new Jackie Robinson film, ’42,’ which shows the rise of Jackie Robinson’s baseball career. The city was chosen...
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Harrison Ford Defends Use of N-Word in “42″ Movie
The Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, tells the story of Robinson’s hardships as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ team executive Branch Rickey...
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Reasons To Go See The Jackie Robinson Biopic ’42′
With all the hoopla surrounding the upcoming biopic, ’42′, based on the life and struggle of baseball’s first black ballplayer, Jackie Robinson, it’s almost a must that you go see this film. It’s sure...
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Check Out Some Stills From The Jackie Robinson Biopic ’42′
By now you may have heard and/or seen the advertisements and trailers for the film, ’42′, the Jackie Robinson biopic that’s coming out later this month in theaters. Pride is one word associated with...
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Some Concerns With Possible Omissions in Jackie Robinson’s ’42′
As we all know with any story told, especially in movies, there may be elements left out, whether for editing purposes or to shorten a long film. Or maybe because the filmmaker didn’t feel the...
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Changing the Game and Making History: How Supplier Diversity Is Walmart’s MVP
The story of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, the legendary “42” of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is one of the great American narratives of the 20th century. The first African American to break the...
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With Regards to ’42′, Let’s Not Forget About Other Black Pioneers
Jackie Robinson may very well be the epitome of black pioneers, but he’s not the only one. As great as it is to acknowledge and recognize him, Fox News’ Fay Vincent feels it’s just as important to...
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Honoring Our Trailblazers: Black Actors and Actresses who Paved the Way
In today’s landscape, black actors have access to roles in any genre of film or television. However, that wasn’t always the case. If it weren’t for actors like Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee fighting for...
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Women of Power: Honoring Trailblazing Legacies
Each year at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, we honor the legacies of those history-making, trailblazing, prominent black women who have paved the way, in their respective lanes, for us to...
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