The Miami Marlins are joining efforts to restore the defaced mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso in ...

FILE - Jackie Robinson, infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, swings his bat in this action pose at Ebbett's Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 9, 1951. (AP Photo File) “Jackie often said the ballot ...

In front of 8,434 spectators, the most people to watch a baseball game in North Carolina at that time, Jackie Robinson and ...

Actually, the game wasn’t that competitive at all. The Dodgers trounced the Patriots by a football-like score of 22-0.

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 ...

Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minosa murals in Miami, Florida, have been defaced with racial slurs and swastikas.

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can has been sentenced to prison. Ricky Alderete on Friday was sentenced ...

Even so, he excelled on the field, winning the Rookie of the Year ... Here's everything you need to know about Jackie Robinson Day. MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 to ...