The Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame inaugural class of 2025 was enshrined on April 12, 2025 at North Carolina A&T. It ...

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

Time for MLB to show some. | Opinion On Jackie Robinson Day, remembering the ultimate American hero Meanwhile, relief could come in the Wild West of amateur ball. Name, Image and Likeness ...

After Robinson signed his historic MLB contract, the Negro Leagues slowly faded away and the number of international players fell off a cliff. It took about four decades for international players to ...

Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base after spending time in the military and ...

As Jackie Robinson Day approaches, Dave Stewart reflects on Robinson's impact and the ongoing challenges faced by Black athletes and managers in baseb ...

Hill said on her podcast she was "disappointed" with the Dodgers for heading to our nation’s capital, and she brought up recent news of Jackie Robinson ... most powerful name in news delivered ...

But taking Harriet Tubman off the Underground Railroad page on the National Parks Service website is enough to make my blood ...

How else would you explain the removal of the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Jackie Robinson from the Department ... calling him names.” Timothy Hawkins, a Black man whose ...

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.

Jackie Robinson’s accomplishments transcend statistics, so much so that the numbers he did accumulate -- which happen to be quite impressive-- are dwarfed by his significance as a man. Excelling as a ...

Instead, after losing out on the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery, the Sparks set the stage for a new era of basketball in L.A. when they sent their No. 2 selection to Seattle as part of a three-team ...