When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s ...

On April 15, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson made history when he became the first African-American player in the Major Leagues. In his 10 seasons with the Dodgers, Robinson won a ...

Author Howard Bryant juxtaposes the politics and power of the two men in “Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson ...

On June 24, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke from third base and stole home plate for the first time in his Major League career. The exhilarating play additionally was the first stolen base of Robinson’s ...

On MLB Network Radio, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick shared heartfelt insight into Dr. Martin Luther ...

Keeping the “memory and values alive for today’s ... players and fans.” Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson debuted as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers while donning jersey No. 42.

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 ...

— -- This story has been corrected. Read below. An entrepreneur says he has unearthed the sports equivalent of the Emancipation Proclamation: one of the original contracts Jackie Robinson signed ...

Jackie Robinson is one of the most collectible players due to his place in history as a barrier breaker and his on-the-field accomplishments. For collectors seeking to purchase a Robinson card, ...