April 15, 1947, dawned wet and cold. Before heading out to become the first Black baseball player in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson joked to his wife that he’d be easy to spot: “I’ll ...

An article dedicated to baseball legend Jackie Robinson's accomplishments and background serving in the U.S. military was taken down from the Department of Defense website and has seemingly been ...

Jackie Robinson’s family home in Stamford, Conn., had a den featuring trophies, artifacts and a big scrapbook commemorating his many achievements.

A new PBS documentary produced by Ken Burns examines the struggles Jackie Robinson faced in breaking baseball’s color barrier -- and his achievements as a player on the diamond and as a civil ...

The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Ga. After his father left, his mother moved the family to Calif., where Jackie excelled in high school sports.

An article dedicated to baseball legend Jackie Robinson's accomplishments and background serving in the U.S. military was taken down from the Department of Defense website and has seemingly been ...

If Jackie Robinson was still living, he would celebrate his 100th birthday later this week. A key part of his incredible story is how his faith sustained him.

Jackie Robinson’s legacy will be celebrated around Major League Baseball next week. * * * Every April 15, ... While people can quote his on-the-field accomplishments, ...

It can be hard to capture the man behind the on-field achievements, but three new books do just that for Rickey Henderson, Ken Caminiti and Jackie Robinson.

Reportedly included in that bundle was a biography of Jackie Robinson. To date, the Robinson bio has not been purged, though 381 other books have been, but it appears to remain under consideration.

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the ... His biography was initially included on a list of books flagged for removal for ...

The Robinson biography is one of 900 books flagged under the new policy, with other notable titles including “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.” and “Einstein on Race and Racism.” ...