It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta.
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, ...
The new season brings even loftier expectations for the Dodgers, who enter 2025 seeking to become the first team in more than ...
Black team owners established the Negro National League. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the league started with eight teams.
Harrison Ford took the serious film route under the direction of Peter Weir for the crime drama Witness. The film stars Ford ...
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 ...
Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...
"See Her Be Her" documents the lives of seven women baseball players in seven different countries. It is set to be released ...
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki already has a lofty goal for the 2025 season, pitching in Japan for the season ...
Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.
Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...