A new book presents the baseball legend’s testimony in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee as a critical ...

When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s first black player, he tested Robinson’s resolve. He unleashed a barrage of ...

At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to ...

In 1975 the Cleveland Indians made baseball history when they hired Frank Robinson as the first Black manager for a Major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of groundbreaking baseball legend Jackie Robinson is again being targeted by the anti-DEI policies put in place by the ...

Howard Bryant's newest book focuses on how Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson became opposing voices amid the anti-communist fervor of the 20th century.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death on January 23, 1976. The actor, singer, athlete and scholar was once famous around the world, but he was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by ...