Special Report: Baseball legend No. 42, Jackie Robinson
On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for Major League Baseball.
Crossing color lines and crossing home plate, Jackie Robinson not only became the first African American to play in a Major League Baseball ga…
While Jackie Robinson broke barriers in the sports arena, he also left a significant mark as a business pioneer and outspoken civil rights crusader.
From Count Basie to Sly and the Family Stone to Chadwick Boseman, Jackie Robinson’s impact on popular culture has been profound and long lasting.
Many begin the discussion of Jackie Robinson’s life with his history making Major League Baseball debut. But they are wrong. His childhood and…
The percentage of African Americans playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) last year hit 8%, according to USA Today, down from a peak of about…
Minor League Baseball announced Tuesday it is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called “The Nine,” which is designe…
The one who goes first usually explores unknown territory without a map, a guide or a person to tell you what to expect and how to handle it.
Born to a single mother, who wouldn’t bow to racism, sharecropping and an absent husband, Jackie Robinson gained all the tools needed to perfo…
Fortitude is nothing without world-class skills. Jackie Robinson’s career was decorated with awards for stellar play accomplished with 100-pou…
Baseball and pop cultural remembers the legend of Jackie Robinson with music and films a constant reminder of speed, hitting and fielding prow…
In the history of American sports after World War II, two themes keep floating to the surface. The first is the commercial boom: more fans, mo…
One day this summer of 2021, Ken Griffey Jr. walked into an empty office at the old Dodgers spring training complex, a cup of blue Gatorade in…
Jackie Robinson made history on April 15, 1947, when he became the first African American player to compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) whe…
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