Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steph Tharpe is a journalist who covers Black enterprise and culture. Jackie Robinson didn't just change baseball — he ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive ... That’s not to say racism melted away that day Robinson took the field with the Dodgers. It would be another two decades before ...

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, ...

Robinson, best remembered for integrating major league baseball, also left behind an impressive record as a crusader for African American rights after he hung up his cleats.

Pete Rose was one of my favorite players, but I remember hearing what Tom Seaver told Fay Vincent and what goes on at the ...

His name was Jackie Robinson. Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base ...

Off the field, Jackie Robinson was also one of movement’s strongest voices, in spite of the fact that he had to withstand so much abuse on the field and from the stands in stoic yet eloquent ...

“On March 17th, 1946, Jackie Robinson changed professional baseball forever when he stepped out onto the field and broke the color barrier in the sport. His courage that day not only redefined ...

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.

Jackie Robinson. They had a great football team." Reportedly, with UCLA facing 4th and goal from Southern California's 5-yard line, five UCLA players wanted to kick a field goal and five wanted to ...

A "Jackie Robinson Day" Nike Cortez was released today ... Robinson made history in 1947 when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the team's Ebbets Field stadium. Each year, players ...

The Chicago White Sox lost to the Athletics 12-3 in a game that featured a trio of three-run home runs at Rate Field as the teams observed Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. A young ...