Charles McConnell was preparing to enter 10th grade at Johnson City's all-black Langston High School when the avid athlete ...

Organizations in Lufkin are coming together to bring local theater to elementary schools and the community in honor of Black History Month through the upcoming School Time Series production of “Jackie ...

The Albuquerque isotopes are bringing back Jackie Robinson Night at the ballpark in April and students have a chance to get free tickets.

Sports commentators and writers still refer to Jackie Robinson as the one who broke the color barrier in baseball. But 28 American Natives went before him – 18 from Oklahoma, and 6 were Cherokee. At ...

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

SALEM, Mass. – 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 ...

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 ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. In Brooklyn, there’s a one-hundred-and-sixty-two-year-old building that stands ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Dozens of families gathered at the Lincoln Neighborhood Service Center for a community health fair hosted by the Bethel AME Church Health Is Life Ministry. The event offered ...

Online primary source: a letter from Robinson to Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager who signed him. Annotated with comments by Robinson biographer Jonathan Eig. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1 CCSS ...

At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to disavow the comments of another prominent Black American, actor, singer and ...