Jackie Robinson: A legacy beyond the diamond. Robinson is celebrated as the trailblazer who shattered MLB’s color barrier in 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive or controversial stance, especially for the Dodgers and MLB. Robinson is more than a baseball icon. He’s an American hero.

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald ...

After the Pentagon reversed its decision, the Naval Academy’s move to reportedly pull his biography shows the ongoing struggle over how Robinson’s legacy is remembered. The post Jackie ...

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald ...

The Trump administration’s push to erase Jackie Robinson’s legacy continues, with the Naval Academy flagging his biography for removal.

Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Vanishes, Then Reappears, on Pentagon Site. A number of military pages focused on African American achievements have been lost amid the Trump administration’s effort ...

But Jackie Robinson Day, as currently observed by MLB, has none of that bite. As the league plainly states on its website, “Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy by celebrating ...

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero. How to honor Jackie Robinson? Defend his legacy from those ...

Darryl Strawberry has some words for the people trying to erase Jackie Robinson‘s legacy. To put it simply, they should be ashamed. “Shame on them,” the former Mets outfielder said Thursday ...

Major League Baseball has celebrated Jackie Robinson's legacy in an extensive and unified League-wide show of support over the years, including retiring his number throughout the Majors in 1997 ...

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald ...