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 ...
Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...
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 ...
February 17 is the next Free Monday Movie at the State Theater on Phillips Avenue. Showtime is 7:00 PM. The event is sponsored by AARP South Dakota. This month's feature film is 42.
Laurence Reisman marks his 40th anniversary with this news organization. He started as a reporter, holding numerous roles as ...
The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...
BUZZ MAGAZINE The Negro Leagues have only recently received their due in baseball history, as their story, in a time when ...
The same year Jackie Robinson integrated the International League, Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella were being tested -- and ...
Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw re-signed with the team, returning to Los Angeles for a franchise-record-tying 18th season.
The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...
Dodgers news and notes include several offseason reviews, reliever Ryan Brasier on his trade from Los Angeles to the Cubs, ...
In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...