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

Jackie Robinson Day occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball, commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut, breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947 ...

The Dodger was a class act, no matter who was watching.

On June 14, in Clayton, N.C., about 43 miles east of the Duke campus, celebrated actor and university professor Mike Wiley, ...

America First Legal, a right-wing activist group founded by Stephen Miller, claims the Dodgers’ diversity programs amount to ...

On Jackie Robinson Day in 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What he did was incredible, but we’ve got to do him right by keep going.”. On Jackie Robinson Day in 2023 ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive or controversial stance, especially for the Dodgers and MLB. Robinson is more than a baseball icon. He’s an American hero.

But Jackie Robinson Day, as currently observed by MLB, has none of that bite. As the league plainly states on its website, “Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy by celebrating ...

The first black Major League Baseball player found a friend.

The next film in the New Ulm Film Society’s lineup of baseball movies is “42,” a true story about one the most important chapters in sports history. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, ...

Late Jackie Robinson, Jr., was born on 18 November 1946. He passed away at the age­ of 24 in a car accident that occurred on June 17, 1971. (via the Jackie Robinson Foundation) ...

On Jackie Robinson Day in 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What he did was incredible, but we’ve got to do him right by keep going.” On Jackie Robinson Day in 2023 ...