Jackie Robinson: Last News

Major League Baseball hit another home run tonight.

Continuing its strong ties to the entertainment industry, Howard University will be the host of the new “Disney Storytellers Fund,” which will “create opportunities for historically underrepresented students to have future careers as storytellers and innovators in media and entertainment,” according to a joint release.

Wilson Chapman editorIn celebration of Juneteenth, AMC Theatres will present special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man” and other popular movies focusing on Black voices.From this Friday to Wednesday, select AMC locations will offer special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man,” “Just Mercy” and “42.” The screenings will be available to audiences at a discounted price of $5.Directed by Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah” tells the story of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for the role) and his murder by the FBI, after being betrayed by informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). The film premiered last year to critical acclaim, and was nominated for six Oscars.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed award-winning writer, director and producer Andre Gaines (After Jackie), as well as his production company Cinemation Studios, for worldwide representation in all areas. The agency will now look to help expand his business across film, television, podcasts and gaming, also working with him on several hosted programs based on popular brands.

but that all changed last weekend when Josh Donaldson, a white third baseman for the New York Yankees, called Tim Anderson, a Black shortstop for the White Sox, “Jackie.” Anderson’s teammates overheard the racist remark and the catcher for the White Sox, Yasmani Grandal, “confronted Donaldson in the batter’s box” during a latter inning, and the ensuing “exchange led to the benches clearing.” Donaldson admitted to calling Anderson “Jackie” as a direct reference to Jackie Robinson, explaining that “his quip was…an inside joke between him and Anderson that dated back to 2019, when Anderson invoked Robinson’s name as part of an interview he did with Sports Illustrated;” however, Anderson rejected that notion about being “in on the joke…telling reporters that he had told Donaldson to leave him alone if that’s how he intended to refer to him.”Speaking with ESPN afterward, Anderson said, “He did say that, and I told him we never have to talk again…I don’t speak to you, you don’t speak to me, if that’s how you want to refer to me. I know, he knew exactly what he was doing because I already told him.”In trying to defend himself, Donaldson stated, “[m]y meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fat of the matter…Obviously, he deemed it disrespectful.

He’s out of here. Major League Baseball has fined and suspended New York Yankees player Josh Donaldson for one game in the wake of his “disrespectful” comments toward Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson.

gave birth to all 14 of her children naturally, which included two single births (Darian, 16, and Derek, 10), twins (Dallas and Denver, 9), quintuplets (Deonee, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Dariz, 7), twins (Diez and Dior, 4) and triplets (Dawsyn, De'Aren and Dyver, 2).«My quintuplets doctor told me I was his first African-American patient to naturally conceive,» Karen revealed. «And I think he gave an odds of one in 32 million something around that.»The Las Vegas-based family thrive despite the obvious challenges.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Earning the trophy for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, he is also the first Black posthumous winner and the fourth Black actor to win the category, Variety noted.

Chadwick Boseman’s death in August, at the age of 43, shocked friends and colleagues who made recent films with him as much as it did fans around the world who mourned the passing of the actor who in a relatively short time played Black Panther, James Brown, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall.

The late Chadwick Boseman will be honored as Hero for the Ages at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time retrospective special.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAMC Theatres will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the “Black Panther” star who died last week of colon cancer at the age of 43, by screening “42.”The baseball drama featured Boseman as Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman who broke the color line when he became first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947. Warner Bros.

Tate Taylor “Get on Up” director Tate Taylor pays tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Aug. 28 of colon cancer at age 43. Chadwick and I were on our way to Augusta, Georgia to meet James Brown’s family.

Chadwick Boseman‘s impact went further than just movies. The late actor was remembered for his legacy and cultural influence at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. 

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerRenewed interest in 2018’s Black Panther has emerged in the wake of the death of film star Chadwick Boseman on Friday.The film is now in the top five most popular films on Apple and Amazon charts. The film is also being shown on TBS and ABC tonight, and is streaming on Disney+.Black Panther is at No.

the actor had died after a battle with colon cancer, the former President of the United States wrote on Twitter: ‘Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson. ‘You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain – what a use of his years.’Michelle also shared a heartfelt post, adding: ‘Only Chadwick could embody Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and T’Challa. ‘He, too, knew what it meant to persevere.

Former President Barack Obama shared a memory of a short but meaningful meeting with the late Chadwick Boseman on Saturday morning.The Black Panther star, who died on Friday at age 43, had visited the White House in 2013, shortly after he played Jackie Robinson in the biopic 42.Obama, 59, wrote that he could tell Boseman was 'blessed,' and he saluted him for later carrying on while 'in pain.' Meeting of the minds: Barack Obama, 59, shared his memories on Saturday of meeting Chadwick Boseman at the White House in 2013 when he came to work with children while promoting his Jackie Robinson biopic 42'Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson.

Barack Obama has shared a touching tribute on Instagram after Chadwick Boseman's tragic passing.

Millions of people are in mourning over Chadwick Boseman‘s death. The talented actor died on Friday, August 28, after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Former President Barack Obama, 59, was one of the many known names who wrote touching tributes about the beloved star. “Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson,” he penned next to two photos of them at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue while adding, “You could tell right away that he was blessed.”

Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, is paying tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman, who just lost his battle with colon cancer.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWhen someone 43 years old dies of cancer, it’s tragic. But when that person is Chadwick Boseman, the word tragic doesn’t fully express it.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorActor Chadwick Boseman, who was the star of the the blockbuster Marvel film Black Panther, has died from colon cancer at the age of 43.He kept his battle with cancer quiet from the public. Boseman died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family present, according to his publicist.Boseman notably played the parts of baseball icon Jackie Robinson and music superstar James Brown during his film career.