The world knows Jackie Robinson for being a pioneer in the sport of baseball. Without a doubt, he was that, but to limit his ...
Wiley portrays Robinson and other characters during the play, which chronicles the iconic athlete's experiences as the first ...
When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s first black player, he tested Robinson’s resolve. He unleashed a barrage of ...
Some sports controversies just refuse to die. Among them is one that goes back to the 1950s. It has been 70 years since Dodgers great Jackie Robinson stole home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series.
A new book presents the baseball legend’s testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee as a critical psychic injury in the annals of Black celebrity.
Two legendary cards from baseball’s most famous sets go head-to-head. Which is more iconic: Gehrig’s 1933 Goudey or Jackie’s ...
Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson were both heroes. Robinson, the great athlete who broke baseball's color barrier and inspired millions across America with his courage under a hail of hatred, as Count ...
At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to disavow the comments of another prominent Black American, actor, singer and ...