NNPA NEWSWIRE — AfricaTown is the home of some of the last survivors of the transatlantic slave trade and the birthplace of legendary New York Mets...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The yet titled documentary chronicles the point in Jackson’s career that launched the singer into mega-stardom and created a pop culture phenomenon that...
By Tamara Shiloh It was the spring of 1964. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference were preparing to launch a campaign...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The museum will educate visitors by showcasing the life, legacy, and accomplishments of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, and not just their role in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sitting inside an office at PGA TOUR headquarters in Ponte Verde, Florida, and preparing to remember what would have been his father’s 100th...
By Tamara Shiloh Some 63 years before Jackie Robinson is credited as the first African American in Major League Baseball (April 15, 1947), Moses Fleetwood Walker...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman passed away on the anniversary of so many historic moments in African American history. August 28 is the anniversary Jackie Robinson discussed...
THE AFRO — A native Washingtonian and sales representative for the Washington Nationals Baseball team, Aaron Inman, is no stranger to the revitalization of the game in...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — It’s been about 70 years since Verdell Mathis pitched for the Memphis Red Sox. During the 1940s, he was considered the greatest...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — The signs are all around us. Major League Baseball (MLB) has had it, and they are fighting back by whatever means necessary. Today something...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — St. Paul, more than many other U.S. cities, is uniquely responsible for the growth of baseball in this country, including helping to end its...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — On Monday, April 15, 2019, The Milwaukee Brewers celebrated the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier during their...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — 2020 – the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League – I believe one of the best ways to celebrate the 100th...
PASADENA JOURNAL — Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 and his family moved to Pasadena in 1920.
OAKLAND POST — Simone is a scholarship recipient of the United Health Foundation’s Diverse Scholars Initiative (DSI), which is administered by the Jackie Robinson Foundation
JOE RESNICK, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this year. While Rachel Robinson, the player’s 92-year-old widow, and...
SAMANTHA HENRY, Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — The light touch of a paint roller is enough to dislodge a chunk of plaster from the crumbling...
[USA Today] Just when we want to believe that times are changing and prejudice is waning, along comes a ferocious reminder like a Manny Pacquiao punch...
by Antonio Harvey Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times Rachel Robinson, at the podium, the wife of the late Jackie Robinson talks about...
(Reuters) – Race in America has been a hot topic of debate this summer and Hollywood, as if on cue, has muscled its way into the...
Another Viewpoint by Tim Lacy Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper I have been enjoying the rewards of retirement and no schedule to meet,...
by Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Jackie Robinson’s life is lesson in courage. It’s a sobering but inspiring reminder of the barbaric cruelty of racism and...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist You could say “42,” the film about the life of Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson, is a gripping baseball...
