In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...

When we talk about sports, we mention Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Kenny Washington, and Earl Loyd, just to name a few and ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

In a continued celebration of Black History Month, our first pick this week is Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose ...

The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...

While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.

Allen will be posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Being included in the fraternity of ...

Michigan Public Radio Network Capitol Bureau Reporter Colin Jackson presents today's Black History Moment. It turns out ...

Baseball history changed forever with Jackie Robinson. Honored in McDonald's Faces of Black History 2025 live on the 360Wise.

On February 11, 1997, General Mills, the makers of Wheaties, unveiled three new Jackie ... first Black athlete to be featured 13 years later. Prior to being chosen for the honor, Robinson appeared ...