He wrote the following piece for USA TODAY. Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high ...

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.

My name is Houston Mitchell, and today is a very special day, so it’s time for the annual Jackie Robinson newsletter, with the entire newsletter devoted to Robinson. On April 15, 1947 ...

Jackie Siegel is opening up about losing both her husband and her sister in the span of three days. “It comforts me to know that she was there to greet him,” Jackie, 59, exclusively told Us ...

April 15th was Tax Day, but it was also Jackie Robinson Day. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager and President Branch Rickey hired Robinson to be the first black major league player ...

April 15th is a holiday across Major League Baseball. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut, breaking the color barrier and becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball.

Every April 15, MLB pays homage to one of its most important players with Jackie Robinson Day in honor of the Los Angeles Dodgers legend. Players, managers and coaches on all 30 MLB teams will ...

Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar, and Zeenat Aman are set to star in the upcoming Netflix series The Royals, which premieres on May 9. Directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana and written by ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing at a Jackie Robinson Day tribute at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair. The NBA’s second all-time leading scorer was shown arriving at the statue ...

I thought it was some good stuff. Today they unveiled our host city poster. What are we thinking, folks? Do we dig this? A cowboy bicycle-kicking a Reunion Tower soccer ball? I mean, I guess so.

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson's legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th ...