Melany Vasquez didn’t know much about Jackie Robinson. The eighth grader at Collins Middle School in Salem, Mass., had heard his name, knew he was a famous baseball player, knew he was important, but ...

As the Community Journal nears its 50th birthday, it continues to serve as vital source of connection and information for ...

Wiley portrays Robinson and other characters during the play, which chronicles the iconic athlete's experiences as the first ...

A new book presents the baseball legend’s testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee as a critical psychic injury in the annals of Black celebrity.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jackie Robinson was a passionate advocate for social and racial equality, and the Dodgers going to the White House ...

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on Friday, Jan. 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia, where his family sharecropped. The ...

In late 2020, Major League Baseball announced a change that put most of the approximately 160 minor league teams on notice that they would need to upgrade their ballpark facilities by 2026—or else.

2015: Little League International took away the Jackie Robinson West team’s national championship, saying its officials knowingly fielded players who lived outside the team’s residential boundaries — ...

The world knows Jackie Robinson for being a pioneer in the sport of baseball. Without a doubt, he was that, but to limit his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In 1970, two years before he died, Jackie Robinson spoke at his son’s high school graduation. “In a land where we declare that we have liberty and justice for all,” Robinson said, “it seems that ...