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MLB Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day While Not Building On His Accomplishments
MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day while Black players, managers and front office executives remain almost nonexistent.
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Bo Porter Pays Homage On Jackie Robinson Day
The former MLB executive and manager pays his respects to baseball’s original barrier-breaker.
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Honoring Jackie Robinson’s Legacy On Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day pays homage to the Hall of Famer who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. Nearly
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This Day In Sports: Jackie Robinson Hits For The Cycle
With the way things are going in our country, we cant help but to reminisce on Jackie Robinson and how…
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Happy Birthday To Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks And Nolan Ryan
January 31 has produced three of the most historically and dominant ballplayers in MLB history. Jackie Robinson, the first African-american…
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Da Gambler’s TSL Top 10 Sports Stories Of 2014: #1 … IN MLB, THERE’S REASON FOR OPTIMISM ON JACKIE ROBINSON DAY
The 2014 TSL Season in Sports was another action-packed, multi-layered experience with athletics once again crossing over into national news and sparking social…
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Despite Low Numbers For Blacks In MLB, There’s Reason For Optimism On Jackie Robinson Day
On Wednesday MLB and The New York Yankees held its annual Jackie Robinson Day, in which Robinson’s skill, courage and…
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The “Jackie Robinson Day” Elephant In The Room
As African-American’s continue to disappear from MLB rosters, Jackie Robinson Day is a bittersweet moment for black baseball fans growing…
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This Day In Black Sports History: Jackie Robinson Breaks the ‘Minor League’ Color Barrier
Although Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play a major league game in 1947, he had already broken another…
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Spike Lee, MLB Debut Jackie Robinson Film
Budweiser, Spike Lee, MLB and JRF collaborate on “Impact,” a short film celebrating the centennial of Jackie Robinson’s birth.
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