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embraced as an American hero. SPORTS FIGURES have a way of pulling the rest of us forward, into that great, gray future some care not to see. Though these advances tend to come with discomfort, they come nonetheless. Full Article at Contra Costa Times
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Most baseball fans know about the great Brooklyn Dodger teams of the 1950s…Jackie Robinson’s signing, the magic of Ebbets Field, or the meteoric rise of Brooklyn’s own Sandy Koufax. But did you know that baseball’s first superstar was a Brooklynite? Full Article at Brooklyn Heights Blog
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SEATTLE - APRIL 15: Members of the Seattle Mariners, wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson day, stand during the national anthem prior to the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field April 15, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. View Photo »
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Imagine our society if you extract black folk from it ... There goes jazz. There goes the (1949) Armistice Agreements, if not for Ralph Bunche. I don’t want to think of a world without Dr. King. And what about the great athletes, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali? And in L.A. we’d be in trouble without G...
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L. Travis Clark, who 20 years ago was one of the few African-Americans writing and producing for television, died Oct. 30 in Las Vegas after undergoing recent heart surgery. He was 59. Full Article at Hollywood Reporter
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First, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anthony Flores, I live in Rapid City, South Dakota and I just love to stir things up, oh, I mean write. Full Article at Town Hall
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In the past 34 years, Jackie Robinson can recall only three days that she hasn't cared for a horse or, more likely, a dozen. The horse trainer from Connoquenessing Township wouldn't have it any other way. "I just always had a desire to do this. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Ian Kinsler smiles after hitting a cycle while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. View Photo »
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He was called the Jackie Robinson of Japan
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As a left-fielder for the Greenville Black Spinners in the 1940s, Cornell Blakely traveled the Carolinas playing other black semi-pro baseball teams. Hed grown up in West Greenville involved in the sport from the get-go. Full Article at GreenvilleOnline.com
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PROVIDENCE — Narragansett Tribal Councilman Randy Noka will not have to testify in a child-custody trial being heard in Family Court following an agreement reached by the tribe and the father’s lawyer. Full Article at Providence Journal
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SEATTLE - APRIL 15: Members of the Seattle Mariners, wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson day, stand during the national anthem prior to the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field April 15, 2009 in Seattle, Washington.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Ian Kinsler smiles after hitting a cycle while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game celebrate after a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Kerry Wood of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Coco Crisp of the Kansas City Royals, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game reacts after making an out in the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Kerry Wood of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game throws a pitch in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game watches from the dugout against the Cleveland Indians on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game is tagged out at home by Miguel Olivo of the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Miguel Olivo of the Kansas City Royals, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game displays the ball after tagging out Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians at home plate in the ninth inning on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas Cit...
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game speaks with third base coach Joel Skinner against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game runs to third base against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game slides into third base against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Rafael Betancourt of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game walks to the dugout against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Pitcher Brian Bass of the Baltimore Orioles throws against the Texas Rangers while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Victor Martinez of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game is congratulated at the dugout after scoring against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Mark Derosa of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game runs past third base on the way to scoring a run against the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15: Pitcher Matt Cain #18 (C) of the San Francisco Giants first baseman Rich Aurilia #35 (L) and Andre Ethier #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson day at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Pitcher Mark Hendrickson of the Baltimore Orioles leaves the game while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during play against the Texas Rangers on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers runs after hitting a grandslam while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers celebrates a grandslam with Michael Young, Andruw Jones and Marlon Byrd while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington,...
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Pitcher Kris Benson of the Texas Rangers throws against the Baltimore Orioles while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Pitcher Kris Benson of the Texas Rangers throws against the Baltimore Orioles while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Scott Lewis of the Cleveland Indians, wearing a #42 jersey during the Jackie Robinson Day game throws a pitch during a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on April 15, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 15: Ian Kinsler smiles after hitting a cycle while wearing jersey #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson day during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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Imagine our society if you extract black folk from it ... There goes jazz. There goes the (1949) Armistice Agreements, if not for Ralph Bunche. I don’t want to think of a world without Dr. King. And what about the great athletes, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali? And in L.A. we’d be in trouble without G...
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The RNC was less-than-subtle about loading the website with black people; not only Steele, but many of the 'GOP faces,' including Jackie Robinson and Frederick Douglass ... All of this despite the fact that blacks make up roughly 2 percent of the Republican Party.
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We always called it Jackie Robinson Park
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I recall when I was about nine picking up a tattered copy of Ebony magazine … and it was describing the exploits of Jackie Robinson and how he broke into major league baseball ... I didn't know Jackie, but it helped to exorcise what is the most awful consequence of racial injustice and it is the sense—t...
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We know that Brooklyn guy, Fred Wilpon, wanted it to look like Ebbets Field, and he created a Jackie Robinson Rotunda. But the Mets virtually ignored the memory of the Giants and the Polo Grounds.
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There has never been one iota of hoot calls from the audience, like when they put black cats on the field for Jackie Robinson, that sort of thing
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He stepped out on faith ... People talk about him, he's just as important as Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey is. I'm honored to get that award. It's something I can show my grandkids. I've got proof. No video tape, no VCR, DVD, none of that. I've got proof, a plaque.
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