Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...

Jonathan Eig is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Ali: A Life, Opening Day: The Story of Jackie ...

In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...

Eugene Robinson writes a column on politics and culture and hosts an online chat with readers. In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98. He traveled the world as an Associated Press reporter, and covered Jackie Robinson’s ...

Baseball history changed forever with Jackie Robinson. Honored in McDonald's Faces of Black History 2025 live on the 360Wise.

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball and embarked on a Hall-of-Fame MLB career, he was a four-sport star at UCLA ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

January 31 is the birthday of Jackie Robinson, the pioneering baseball player who broke the color barrier. The first time he did so was during spring training in Daytona Beach. That stadium is now ...