Jackie Robinson graduated in 1936, a year after his older brother Mack Robinson, who finished second behind Jesse Owens in the 200 meters at the Berlin Olympics.

Johnny O’Brien helped put Seattle U on the national stage and played in the major leagues and was a King County commissioner and head of Kingdome operations.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery supports the educational goals of Pratt Institute by presenting exhibitions that reflect the interdisciplinary, research- and inquiry-based education that prepares Pratt ...

Parks had just finished up at the department store where she worked as a seamstress. She walked to the bus stop and boarded ...

From Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona's perspective, Jackie Robinson Day isn't necessarily a day of celebration.

The Miami Marlins are joining efforts to restore the defaced mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, which was marked with racist graffiti ...

Before he stepped onto Ebbets Field in New York, Jackie Robinson made baseball history in Daytona Beach.

Murals of baseball legends Minnie Miñoso, second from left, and Jackie Robinson, third from left, are covered with plywood after being defaced in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, Thursday, June 5 ...

The first black Major League Baseball player found a friend.