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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

She tried to focus more on the game, and getting the win over a big rival, than her own accomplishments ... would make her the first 1,000-1,000 player in coach Jackie Bryan's 18 years at Wilson.