On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson trotted out to first base for ... However, executive positions weren't enough for the former athlete, whose competitive juices had him itching to get back ...

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.

Jackie Robinson is one of the greatest heroes this country has ever had. It's not a stretch to say he's the most important athlete in American history. Not only is baseball not desegregated ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, all across the baseball world, Jackie Robinson Day commemorations will ... was made possible by the system that forbade Black athletes like him from playing in MLB.

After all, during a Black History Month event, Trump said the White House would build a statue of Jackie Robinson along with other deceased black athletes such as Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant.

Robinson served in the Army during World War II. Passan's post read in full: This used to be the URL for a story on the @DeptofDefense website about Jackie Robinson's time in the Army. The story ...

"Jackie Robinson was known for many things. But, above all, first and foremost, it was his ongoing courage in the face of racial discrimination." ...