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.

Capping off the evening at 11:00 PM ET, FS1 will showcase JACKIE ROBINSON: GET TO THE BAG, an immersive hip-hop documentary that explores the remarkable career of Jackie Robinson.

Baseball history changed forever with Jackie Robinson. Honored in McDonald's Faces of Black History 2025 live on the 360Wise.

The awards have been given since the event ... For Dee Sanford, the event chairperson of the Jackie Robinson Y, those obstacles make such events all the more important — reminders of King ...

Three score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we now stand, delivered, “I Have a Dream,” calling for an immediate end to the “chains of discrimination” that force Black people onto ...

King and Robinson had “a very important relationship,” Eig said. “First of all, Jackie Robinson integrates baseball while King is still a teenager. Everybody is influenced by Jackie Robinson.

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of integrating America's pastime. In honor of Black History Month, here are ...

This biography is noted for its vivid writing ... A Life," "Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Season," and "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig." ...

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333. He made a bases-loaded, game-saving shoetop catch off Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson in the seventh game in 1952. The next year, his record 12th hit drove in the winning run in the ninth inning ...

Awards season rolls on ... Chase Stokes, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, David Harbour, Ewan McGregor, Jackie Chan, Jesse Eisenberg, Jimmy O. Yang, Josh Groban, Justine Lupe, Kate Hudson ...