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 ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death on January 23, 1976. The actor, singer, athlete and scholar was once famous around the world, but he was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by ...

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

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Charles McConnell was preparing to enter 10th grade at Johnson City’s all-Black Langston High School when the avid athlete penned a heartfelt letter to Brooklyn Dodgers ...

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

Wiley portrays Robinson and other characters during the play, which chronicles the iconic athlete's experiences as the first African American to play in modern-era Major League Baseball. Born in Cairo ...

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 ...

When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s first black player, he tested Robinson’s resolve. He unleashed a barrage of ...

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.

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...