Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Branch Rickey knew his intentions. He, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who’d created a dynasty featuring ...

The world knows Jackie Robinson for being a pioneer in the sport of baseball. Without a doubt, he was that, but to limit his accomplishments to merely sports is almost criminal. Robinson was ...

Coming up on Here and Now, we continue to celebrate Black History Month by speaking with the granddaughter of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson. As we mark Black History Month, we are shining ...

Growing up in the Bahamas, Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. learned a lot about baseball from his maternal grandmother. A shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team in the 1980s, ...

Jackie Robinson is unequivocally one of the greatest Americans ever to live. Without question, he was the best of us. Our society certainly wouldn't be what it is today without his significant ...

IS TRACKING ALL THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. HE’S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW. WELL, JACKIE ROBINSON’S PAGE AND OTHERS, THEY ARE NOW RESTORED. BUT ALL DAY IT LED TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SUCH AN IMPORTANT ...

Before Rosa Parks changed history by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus, a righteous Black Army lieutenant was court martialed for taking the same stand in Texas. His name: ...

An article about baseball great Jackie Robinson's time in the Army was briefly removed from the Department of Defense's website Wednesday, reappearing a few hours later. Before Robinson's story was ...