Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk, ...

Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete. The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a ...

… However, here in advance are five aspects of Jackie Robinson’s tumultuous, politically complicated life story I fear won’t make the film’s final cut. 1. Branch Rickey was no saint. Based upon ...

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how much ...

At a time when the current Presidential administration seems bent on erasing (or at least reducing) the achievements of many great people of color, it's an appropriate time to remember fondly one ...

It wasn’t that long ago that Robert Griffin III appeared to be one of ESPN’s rising stars. So when the company fired the Heisman Trophy winner in August 2024, it felt like a shock. At the time, we ...

Imagine it’s April 15, 1947, Major League Baseball’s opening day. Of the 144 starters taking the field, only one is Black: a Brooklyn Dodger making his debut playing first base. Of the 300 to 400 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - This April 15 marks the 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in modern Major League Baseball. Robinson became the first Black American League/National ...

Branch Rickey knew his intentions. He, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who’d created a dynasty featuring stars like Dizzy Dean and Stan Musial, wanted to replicate his success.