For the last couple of decades, a Jackie Robinson poster has been on the wall above my desk. In addition to a photo of the ...

Yet King understood that racism, segregation, and police brutality were a national condition, not a regional issue. Many of ...

Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of ...

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson said not long before he died in 1972.

Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department ...

As part of the effort, the department removed articles and images of baseball legend Jackie Robinson ... A biography of World War II veteran and civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was ...

Why is it always attached to Black people?" Smith said. Smith argued that Jackie Robinson was a civil rights trailblazer whose impact extended far beyond baseball. Robinson is widely regarded as ...

The sports world was left furious on Wednesday when a Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was taken down. It has since been ...

The Pentagon removed a webpage honoring Jackie Robinson, stating that 'DEI is dead.' The removed page, celebrating Robinson's achievements and military service, was part of an article titled ...

One of America’s most familiar faces in baseball history has been under attack according to Negro Leagues Museum president Bob Kendrick.

“Jackie Robinson epitomizes what it means to be ... Kendrick explains this is a moment that preceded many others in Civil Rights history. “For all intents and purposes, this is what started ...

The Pentagon deleted pages dedicated to baseball great Jackie Robinson, who served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army and fought ardently for civil rights. Here's why that matters. Bettmann / NBC via ...