An opera about Negro Leagues slugger Josh Gibson will premiere in Pittsburgh in April 2017.
On Thursday, officials in Philadelphia passed a resolution that not only honors Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's color barrier-breaking appearance in the city in 1947 but also serves as a formal apology. On April 15, the day that Robinson shattered the barrier, his widow will receive a formal apology for the mistreatment her husband faced, NBC Philadelphia reports.
“Foul ball!” That was the call made by the leaders of Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West baseball team against Little League International. The team’s leaders have…
CHICAGO (AP) — A Little League team that captured the attention of the nation and the hearts of its hometown was stripped of its national…
The Jackie Robinson statue that sits outside MCU Park in Coney Island was found defaced with racial slurs and graffiti Wednesday, according to the NY…
The Jackie Robinson biopic is beginning production in Atlanta, and guess who wants to check out the set? President Barack Obama has invited himself to the production of “42,” According to Deadline, the prez will make his visit on Tuesday. The last time Mr. Obama was in the ATL, was was on March 16 for […]
New York — A tony Queens enclave once home to a host of black stars – including Jackie Robinson and James Brown – became a historic district Tuesday on the first day of Black History Month.
