Jackie Robinson’s baseball career started in N.J. He just got a floating honor here.
Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...
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Youth baseball program takes in $300K after its bronze statue of Jackie Robinson is stolen
The story of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue has gone viral. His legacy has emerged as a subplot. A GoFundMe page set up on behalf of the League 42, the youth baseball program in Wichita ...
Jackie Robinson's legacy still inspires today's Black pro baseball players
Major League Baseball continues to make sure no one who cares about the game ever forgets Jackie Robinson and his legacy. Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues when he debuted for the ...
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Jackie Robinson: Before the Dodgers, a 4-sport star at UCLA
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.
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Happy Birthday To Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson: A Pioneer On And Off The Field
On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...
Retro Louisville | Jackie Robinson visits Kentucky as baseball player, social justice advocate
Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.