On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto a baseball field and crossed the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. While his iconic story is told and retold so many times that it risks feeling ...

Born on this day in 1919, Jackie Robinson changed sports, culture, and America forever. Long before social media, endorsement deals, or viral moments, Robinson became the first Black player to break ...

Editor's note: This story is condensed from an interview between Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and Buster Olney for Jackie Robinson Day. I will ...

Today we don’t just remember a player. We recognize a standard that still defines the game. Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers and ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) likes to congratulate itself for being a civil rights trailblazer. Jackie Robinson Day celebrations are held at every ballpark on April 15, the date Robinson first played ...

Today, Major League Baseball honors one of the most influential ballplayers ever — Jackie Robinson. Nearly 80 years ago, Robinson broke down barriers and ushered in a new era in baseball, and each ...

In 1950, Robinson starred in a Hollywood film. He played himself in the movie, “The Jackie Robinson Story.” Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on Friday, Jan. 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia, ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Organizations in Lufkin are coming together to bring local theater to elementary schools and the community in honor of Black History Month through the upcoming School Time ...