Chadwick Boseman "Black Panther" born 1976

Chadwick Boseman, born November 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, first made waves in his performance as Jackie Robinson in 42, but garnered millions of more fans when he appeared as T'Challa, or Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He first appeared as T'Challa in Captain America: Civil War and went on to play the character in his own movie Black Panther.  He performed as T'Challa in Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, and the TV series What If...?

He many awards for his performance as T'Challa and for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Unfortunately, Boseman passed away in August 2020 after a long battle with colon cancer. 

Celebrating Black History Month: Ted Poston, African-American awarded Polk Award for National Reporting

Ted Poston, born July 4, 1906 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is one of the first African-American journalists to work for a mainstream, white-owned newspaper, the New York Post.  He was a reporter for the New York Amsterdam News, which was published for the African-American community in 1928.  He became the editor in 1935. 

He was hired by the New York Post in 1936, the third black reporter for a major NYC daily paper.  He reported on Jackie Robinsons' entrance to the MLB, and the Little Rock Nine.

Poston worked for the Office of War Information during WWII as part of the Negro Liaison, FDR's Black Cabinet.

He was awarded the George Polk Award in 1949 for National Reporting.  He passed away in January 1974.