ESPN reveals Jackie 75 initiative, a wide-ranging project on Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier
The initiative kicks off with Jackie To Me, a 10-part short form documentary series.
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Jackie Robinson biopic ’42’ getting theatrical re-release in tribute to Chadwick Boseman
Portraying Robinson was Boseman's first big role, laying the path toward movie stardom.
Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson film would have been a major downer, aiming to tell the icon’s complete story
Lee would have explored Robinson's post-baseball life, politics, and the tragedy of his son's death.
Spike Lee posts script for his unmade Jackie Robinson film online, for all to read during isolation
"Don't worry if you don't like baseball or sports. This is a great American story."
Kenan Thompson plays first black man to boo Jackie Robinson in Saturday Night Live skit
Have you heard of Terence "Enlarged Heart" Washington?
New Hall of Fame honoree Claire Smith was inspired by Jackie Robinson, Effa Manley, and her parents
Smith said Robinson and other role models like her parents faced even further opposition than she did.
