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While most know that Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB, few are aware of his courageous efforts off the field. Such efforts should be admired and offer an example that seems much needed ...
Trump and his supporters are trying to purge ideas they dislike to chill the speech of opponents in public dialogue. It's authoritarian and dangerous.
Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush ...
Ebbets Field Flannels is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson and the many untold stories of the Negro ...
Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.
Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.
Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball’s color barrier and bringing the Negro Leagues’ electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball’s top ...
So when Trump sent a White House invitation to the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers — the franchise of Jackie .
Given the Dodgers’ history of breaking the color barrier by making Jackie Robinson the first Black Major League Baseball player, should that history and Trump’s targeting of DEI have been a ...
Author and professor Peter Dreier has strongly ... including recently removing a Department of Defense tribute to Jackie Robinson, which was reinstated only after public outcry.
Given the Dodgers’ history of breaking the color barrier by making Jackie Robinson the first Black Major League Baseball player, should that history and Trump’s targeting of DEI have been a factor in ...