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Former MLB Player Darryl Strawberry Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s most beleaguered...
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MLB All Star Derek Jeter Talks Importance of Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball will be celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson throughout the month of April. Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s biggest stars, New York Yankees shortstop, Derek...
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Red Sox Rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. Comments on ’42′
Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. isn’t just a baseball player who shares the same name and playing style as Jackie Robinson. He’s also a big movie buff. “I had a lot of high expectations for it...
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MLB All-Star Robinson Cano Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball’s fifth Jackie Robinson Day is being celebrated Monday after the recent release of the biopic “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s biggest stars, New York Yankees...
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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Remembers Jackie Robinson
When Doris Kearns Goodwin was six years old living in Long Island during the early 1950s , her father taught her the “mysterious and wonderful art” of keeping score in baseball. He went to work...
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Jackie Robinson Biopic ’42′ Scores Highest Grossing Baseball Movie Debut
The Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, “overperformed,” according to Deadline, doing much better than expected and was the top grossing movie over the weekend at 27.3 million. The spectacular debut is a...
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MLB All-Star Albert Pujols Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball’s fifth Jackie Robinson Day is being celebrated today after the release of the biopic “42.” The biopic grossed more than any other baseball related movie in film history. Today,...
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Check Out The Black Trailblazers Who Paved The Way For Us All
While many of us admire and are inspired by the likes of Kenneth Chenault, Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons and many of the other powerful and successful African Americans in our country, we can...
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MLB Hall of Famer Duke Snider Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball’s fifth Jackie Robinson Day is being celebrated on April 15th. All players will wear the number “42″ in honor of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier. At the same time, the...
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7 Black Female Trailblazers in Medicine
Dr. Jane Cooke Wright (Photo: Library of Congress) Though there has been a major concern about black women in the science and tech industries, but many have made major strides. African-American women...
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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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Black Enterprise’s 100 Most Powerful Executives Honored
More than 150 gathered at the New York Stock Exchange last night to honor the business elite: Black Enterprise’s 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America. Published in the magazine’s September...
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Bicycle Playing Cards Launches Negro Leagues Baseball Deck
The United States Playing Card Company, makers of Bicycle Playing Cards, has partnered with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to launch a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Playing Card Deck, the Atlanta...
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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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The First 5 African-Americans to be Featured on U.S. Stamps
*BACK TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH HOMEPAGE > CLICK HERE It’s no secret that African-Americans have contributed to the development of the United States; more than we are given credit for. However, most of...
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The 10 Most Important Black Business Luminaries
We asked. You answered. According to the results of the BlackEnterprise.com Businessperson of the Century poll, your selections for the top black business luminaries of the 20th century range from...
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‘Modelpreneur’ Beverly Johnson Talks About Entrepreneurship at Women of Power...
Supermodel and entrepreneur Beverly Johnson (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic) Black Enterprise’s 7th Annual Women of Power Summit kicked off Wednesday at The Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Fl. While yesterday’s...
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Bringing African Americans Back into Baseball
Major League Baseball’s first Urban Invitational baseball tournament brought historically black colleges and universities to the plate. Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge,...
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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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MLB Legend and Icon Hank Aaron Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s legends and...
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MLB All Star CC Sabathia Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s best pitchers and...
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The Future of Basbeall? 10 Facts About Jackie Bradley, Jr.
The Boston Red Sox have brought up rookie prospect Jackie Bradley, Jr., and he made an impressive debut on Opening Day against the rival New York Yankees. He had the poise of a veteran going up against...
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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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MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s five greatest...
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MLB All Star Torii Hunter Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s most socially...
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The Business Trailblazers and Titans of Black America
When Black Enterprise published its first issue four decades ago, the era was marked by promise but not prosperity. The economic evolution of the African American business class had not yet begun. A...
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Trailblazers of Education: 7 Black Women Who Broke Barriers
Johnnetta Cole, Ph.D (Photo: File) Teachers are valuable assets to society, shaping the minds of great entrepreneurs, social workers, bankers, communicators and scientists. Without the proper...
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Trailblazer James Lewis, Publisher of The Birmingham Times Remembered
James Lewis, publisher of The Birmingham Times and the son of the black newspaper’s founder, has died. Colleagues did not give his exact age but said he was either 67 or 68, and died on Sunday...
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MLB All Star Mariano Rivera Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball will be celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson throughout the month of April. Today, we have a quote from one of baseball’s biggest stars, New York Yankees closer, Mariano...
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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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Former MLB Manager Cito Gaston Talks Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball is celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson this month in conjunction with the upcoming release of the movie “42.” Today, we have a quote from a history maker in his own right,...
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10 Things You May Not Have Known About Jackie Robinson
In just a few days, the movie “42,” which focuses on the life of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson and his struggles as the first black player in Major League Baseball, will be released...
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Kevin Liles Hosts Celebrity Friends for ‘42’ Screening
Music industry executive Kevin Liles is just one of the few celebrities who has shown their support for the upcoming release of “42.” In anticipation of the release of the critically acclaimed Jackie...
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Power Hitter: Legendary MLB Player Hank Aaron a Hit in Business Field
Dealer’s row is what they call this little stretch of Atlanta off I-85. On this bright, 80-degree day, the Georgia landscape is peppered with auto dealerships, including some whose owners take up...
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