"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...

MLK Day events in New York City include Bronx kindness drive, Robinson museum tours, and Harlem documentary screening.

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

Most Wichitans, along with a whole lot of other people, already know the story of how League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from McAdams Park where the nonprofit youth baseball league ...

Jalen Rose and David Jacoby recap the weekends NBA Playoff action, power couples, Jackie Robinson immortalized, Celtics support and more of your Twitter and VM's ...

He was the last link to the Dodgers team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to suit up for a National or American League team in the 20th century.

It is here that in 1946 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when ... If you're catching a ballgame, grab a seat where you can take in the action and behold the beautiful river views.

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club.

5, 2024 12:31 p.m. | Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 12:31 p.m. WICHITA, Kan. — A rebuilt statue of Jackie Robinson in bronze will be welcomed home Monday by Little League players and former Major League ...