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

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

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 ...

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’ ...

In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...

Bush (l) presents Pope John Paul II with the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Sala Clementina, June 4, 2004, in Vatican City. (photo: TIM SLOAN / AFP via Getty Images) ...

President Joe Biden has honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential ...

US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said. It was the ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis on Saturday, granting one of the nation’s highest honors to a figure he called “the People’s Pope.” ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday honoured Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was “a light ...

Parton revealed that she had declined the award from Trump and Biden in a 2021 interview. They have not commented on her decision. On Jan. 4, 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded the ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on Saturday, according to the White House. It is the only Presidential Medal of ...