In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...
But one key piece of baseball history is off the market right now and is instead in the hands of U.S. marshals: the contract signed by Jackie Robinson, breaking baseball’s color barrier. L.A. Times ...
The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...
This sculptural bust honors Robinson who in 1947 broke the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball when he ... inspired by the friendship of two Brooklyn Dodger baseball players, Jackie Robinson and ...
It would take 18 more years for the league to put a Black referee on the court for a regular-season game. It happened on Feb.
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
In a continued celebration of Black History Month, our first pick this week is Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose ...
On TikTok, one content creator shared a look at how the First Lady inaugural ball gowns have evolved over the years, sharing images of Jackie Kennedy, Melania Trump, and more. Commenters adored ...
Eugene Robinson writes a column on politics and culture and hosts an online chat with readers. In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor ...
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