Jackie Robinson's daughter honors essay winner
NBC Chicago - The seventh-grade winner of Major League Baseball’s “Breaking Barriers” essay contest was honored by Jackie Robinson’s daughter at school Monday...
Remember the Negro League
VIDEO - Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, but it was his play in the Negro League that got him discovered...
Baseball marks 5th annual Jackie Robinson Day
BOSTON (AP) - Baseball is holding its fifth annual Jackie Robinson Day on the 66th anniversary of his breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers...
'42' is a hit: Is it a home run for black America?
theGRIO REPORT - Could the success of '42' all suggest a growing audience for feel-good films that result in racial harmony?...
Jackie Robinson's daughter excited about '42'
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s daughter says she and her family are excited about a new movie about her father, who broke the color barrier …
10 little known Jackie Robinson facts
SLIDESHOW - As the 2013 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to take the field in the 20th Century, is remembered...
Should you go see '42' this weekend?
REVIEW - Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player and a trail-blazing athlete – but his epic story retold in Brian Helgeland’s '42' is an honest attempt for a home-run that instead sits safely at third base...
MLB forms diversity committee, focus on black players
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players...
Jackie Robinson's athletic greatness overlooked
OPINION - Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as a whole. But we also need to remember: He was one hell of a baseball player...
Bill Russell: Jackie Robinson was my hero
VIDEO - Former NBA player Bill Russell appeared on a recent taping on 'Melissa Harris-Perry' to talk about Jackie Robinson and the impact he had in his life...
