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Jackie Robinson

Arsema Tesfai won the Major League Baseball’s “Breaking Barriers” essay contest. (Photo courtesy of NBC Chicago)

Jackie Robinson's daughter honors essay winner

NBC Chicago
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...
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Remember the Negro League

Carrie Healey
VIDEO - Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, but it was his play in the Negro League that got him discovered...
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In this July 20, 1962 file photo, baseball player Jackie Robinson embraces Branch Rickey in New York. Rickey was general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers when Robinson was hired. The home area of the late baseball executive Rickey expects increased interest in his southern Ohio roots from his depiction in the movie “42,” in which Harrison Ford plays the man who signed Jackie Robinson to challenge baseball’s color line. (AP Photo/File)

Baseball marks 5th annual Jackie Robinson Day

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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...
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This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in a scene from "42," by writer-director Brian Helgeland. Remembering Robinson's accomplishments is more important than ever, say people involved with "42" and baseball historians alike. And because he was such an inspiring cultural figure, it's more important than ever to get his story right. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens)

'42' is a hit: Is it a home run for black America?

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Could the success of '42' all suggest a growing audience for feel-good films that result in racial harmony?...
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This publicity film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman, right, as Jackie Robinson in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ drama “42,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Jackie Robinson's daughter excited about '42'

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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 …

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When he retired at the end of the 1956 season, three major league teams had yet to integrate their clubhouses.  The Philadelphia Phillies integrated in 1957 with John Kennedy, the Detroit Tigers integrated in 1958 with Ozzie Virgil, and the Boston Red Sox were the last major league team to integrate when they signed Pumpsie Green in 1959.  (AP Photo)

10 little known Jackie Robinson facts

Carrie Healey
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...
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This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in a scene from "42," by writer-director Brian Helgeland. Remembering Robinson's accomplishments is more important than ever, say people involved with "42" and baseball historians alike. And because he was such an inspiring cultural figure, it's more important than ever to get his story right. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens)

Should you go see '42' this weekend?

Lilly Workneh
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...
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Atlanta Braves' Justin Upton hits a walkoff home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 6-5. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

MLB forms diversity committee, focus on black players

Associated Press
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...
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Jackie Robinson's athletic greatness overlooked

Stefen Lovelace
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...
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Bill Russell (Photo courtesy of 'Melissa Harris-Perry'

Bill Russell: Jackie Robinson was my hero

Lilly Workneh
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...
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