Animator Jason Fleurant's Exhibit Treal Studios earned the award for an episode of its children's educational series Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz that paid homage to Jackie Robinson’s sports and ...

Jim Becker, a long time journalist who had spent more than 40 years in journalism including a role as a national reporter for ...

A former NBA player repeatedly promised to build a resort-arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Investors and Nevada officials ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that ... in 1947 came a year before President Harry Truman desegregated the military and seven years before the Supreme Court ruled desegregation ...

Robinson refused to give in, defying Jim Crow segregation in Pasadena and, as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, standing up for his rights when ordered to move to the back of a military bus.

It’s not surprising then, that baseball legend Jackie Robinson has more statues in ... many institutions from public schools to the US military had yet to be desegregated, he brought America ...

Baseball player and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson has been immortalized in many ways — movies, with a larger than life statue in Jersey City, and baseball players all wear his number 42 on ...

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.

I grew up in the suburbs of New York City with a father who was a devoted Brooklyn Dodger fan. I am also old enough so I got to see Jackie Robinson play along with some of his teammates, such as ...

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 ...

It is here that in 1946 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when ... while children, seniors and military enjoy a $2 discount. When you're at the park for a game, consider visiting the museum ...

Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of black ... in 1947 came a year before President Harry Truman desegregated the military and seven years before the Supreme Court ruled desegregation ...