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Jackie Robinson Day is April 15, in honor of the day he broke into the major leagues. Bloom Township is taking it a step further, wearing Negro League jerseys all week leading up to that date.
The Negro Southern League Museum is set to host Jackie Robinson Day 2025 on Saturday, April 12, in downtown Birmingham.This ...
1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes.
Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League ...
The UCLA women's basketball team defeats Louisiana State in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament to set up a showdown with ...
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jacks as we step up to the plate with cinema's finest baseball classics! From heartwarming ...
The Albuquerque Isotopes have announced the return of an art and essay project for “Jackie Robinson Night.” This initiative aims to honor Jackie Robinson, ...
The Department of Defense disgraced itself by deleting a bio of Robinson and then using him to rant about DEI. The post Pentagon’s Jackie Robinson erasure underscores why we fight for all communities, ...
The Pentagon deleted pages dedicated to baseball great Jackie Robinson, who served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army and fought ardently for civil rights. Here's why that matters. Bettmann / NBC via ...
Smith said he thinks the hiring of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is an example of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) amid backlash surrounding the removal of Jackie Robinson’s military ...
Jackie Robinson is widely celebrated for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, but his contributions to American history extend beyond the baseball field. Before becoming a ...