LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies ...

In “42,” baseball speaks much louder than words. Undeniable talent has no color and it's with that idea that Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) brings Jackie Robinson up from the Negro leagues to ...

As I have traveled from coast to coast across America talking about my new book, "42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story," one question keeps popping up.

Robinson was one of the greatest American athletes ever, in both mind and spirit. He was going to succeed because he had to succeed.

Kostya Kennedy discusses "True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson," which takes on pivotal years in the life of baseball's first Black player.

But there is a difference between stitching 42 onto hundreds of uniforms and a purposeful, powerful exhibition of Robinson’s story. Because beneath the sanitized public glorification of this ...

It has been one year since the League 42 Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from its place in McAdams Park.

Jackie Robinson's son David delivered a powerful message to Los Angeles Dodgers players on 75th anniversary of his father breaking the color barrier.

League 42 founder Bob Lutz reflects on theft of Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita and new one coming from national support and donations.

It would be the icon’s 104th birthday, and the city with Robinson roots is ready to celebrate anew.

There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager.

Remembering Robinson's accomplishments is more important than ever, say people involved with "42" and baseball historians alike.