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This weekend, a scorecard is expected to be added to the upper eschelon: one from Jackie Robinson's debut in 1947. The ...
When Rachel Robinson and the foundation she started in honor of her barrier-breaking husband opened the Jackie Robinson Museum in Lower Manhattan in 2022, there was a clear mission in mind. The museum ...
From Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona's perspective, Jackie Robinson Day isn't necessarily a day of celebration, and that's no slight against the Civl Rights icon. Speaking Tuesday in his ...
Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and ...
In response to a presidential administration lambasting baseball's greatest hero as a DEI story, MLB and the Dodgers have said very little.
Trump wants to get rid of DEI, and I think it’s just a ruse to discriminate,' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells Dodgers on Jackie Robinson Day.
Inspired by Jackie Robinson, the first Black American to play in the Major Leagues for the then-Brooklyn Dodgers, this exhibit combines digital media with traditional spray-paint art.
Major League Baseball, its clubs and other partners, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are once again working together to honor the legacy of the Dodgers icon throughout Jackie Robinson Day on ...
Robinson, best remembered for integrating major league baseball, also left behind an impressive record as a crusader for ...
Here are 42 facts to celebrate the legendary athlete. 1. Jackie Robinson was born in Georgia but raised in California. Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo ...
Steph Tharpe is a journalist who covers Black enterprise and culture. Jackie Robinson didn't just change baseball — he changed America. In 1947, he became the first Black player in the MLB.