B eing Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’ ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

The Boston Red Sox will pay tribute to Jackie Robinson on Friday, January 31, on what would have been the 106th birthday for the Hall of Famer. The club will visit 6th – 8th grade students at Joseph P ...

It was established in 1963 after President Harry S. Truman had created a similar honor, the Medal of Freedom in 1945, which was focused on wartime efforts and was later discontinued.

January 31 is the birthday of Jackie Robinson, the pioneering baseball player who broke the color barrier. The first time he did so was during spring training in Daytona Beach. That stadium is now ...

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

Stephen Francis and Michael Best share how the JRBGC members continue to celebrate Robinson's legacy throughout the year.

a massive campaign in baseball with every ball and uniform emblazoned with a special Jackie Robinson logo, a short film by Spike Lee that will be played at every baseball stadium and a 30-minute ...

Americans are heading to primary polls and caucuses to support the presidential candidate they want to represent their party on Election Day in November. Pledged delegates are selected to ...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove.

Counties are colored red or blue when the % expected vote reporting reaches a set threshold. This threshold varies by state and is based on patterns of past vote reporting and expectations about ...