Long before Jackie Robinson, Black jockeys dominated and changed horse racing
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 ...
LA Times Today: Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
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 Inclusivity Conversation Needs To Include The Deaf Community, Especially In Hollywood
Despite progress in diversity, the Deaf community remains overlooked in Hollywood. Michelle Mary Schaefer is fighting for ...
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Breaking Bats and Barriers: Michigan’s Black Baseball History
The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...