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Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...
Jackie Robinson statue theft? We’ve got bigger issues in Wichita’s Black community | Commentary
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe cruel theft and senseless destruction of the Jackie Robinson statue from a public park in our...
Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoFire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was...
Whoever lynched Jackie Robinson’s statue in Wichita is not just any old racist | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoFew haters have the energy, commitment or feel for slavery-era symbolism to saw through the...
Baseball Legend Willie Mays Is Dead At 93
HuffPost via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 weeks agoBaseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays stormed into the MLB right after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. New York Daily News via Getty Images...
David Peralta's walk-off single lifts Dodgers over Cubs on Jackie Robinson Day
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoDavid Peralta's two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single lifted the Dodgers to a dramatic, 2-1 walk-off...
Jackie Robinson Day 2024: Cardinals' young Black players are continuing a St. Louis legacy
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 months agoPHOENIX – They are three baby-faced players, barely old enough to legally drink, still trying to...
Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 months agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the...
Opinion: What it says about America when Jackie Robinson’s statue is destroyed
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months ago“If erecting a statue of Jackie Robinson symbolizes hope for a better America, what does it reveal...
Thieves destroyed Wichita’s statue of Jackie Robinson. We must respond with hope. | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe theft of the Jackie Robinson statue from the League 42 baseball fields brought to my mind one of...