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 ...

One thing I’ve learned while writing about race and culture is that Broward has a rich Black history. Historians Emmanuel George and Kitty Oliver have been fervent in their efforts to uncover and ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a ... despite being shorter than many players at 5-foot-11. Robinson was West Coast Conference MVP in basketball for UCLA. In one game, on Feb.

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.

A little more than a century after Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Ga., Chipper Jones traveled to the rural southwest Georgia town to observe the iconic pioneer’s birthdate while further aiding a ...

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 ...

The Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund have announced application details for the annual Jackie Robinson Grant Program. The Jackie Robinson Grant Program will accept applications through ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...

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 ...

"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday.

Welcome to the Amsterdam News Family! I’m honored to be Amsterdam News‘ Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me. We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black ...