Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

January 31 is the birthday of Jackie Robinson, the pioneering baseball player who broke the color barrier. The first time he ...

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the sport's color barrier in 1947, made several important stops in Louisville and Kentucky. Before he wore No. 42 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson ...

But Cairo has always celebrated its native son. The Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club provides opportunities for children, many of whom continue to benefit from the courage and fortitude Robinson ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...

SOWEGA Rising Rural Health Consultant discusses sharing stories of Southwest Georgians whose credit and lives are being destroyed by medical debt. The H.E.A.R.T. Organization President and ...

Ashley Craig, chair of the International Trade and Logistics group of Venable LLP, reviews key aspects of the second Trump administration’s trade policy, including tariffs, sanctions and forced-labor ...

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball and embarked on a Hall-of-Fame MLB career, he was a four-sport star at UCLA ...

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