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The reality is that a lot has been forgotten because it didn't particularly lead anywhere the way Jackie Robinson did. Here is a picture of a player who won the Most Valuable Player award of a major American professional sports league during the 1960s.
Since 1976, every president has proclaimed Black History Month and the leadership of African Americans has been widely noted: 11 CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies; Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough in baseball; Ralph Bunche, Martin Luther King, Jr. And...
Atlanta Braves batter Freddie Freeman watches his solo home run off New York Mets relief pitcher Pat Misch (not seen) in the sixth inning of their MLB baseball game in Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 2011. Both teams are wearing the number 42 to commemorate... View Photo »
Lin himself heard far wprse from fans when he played for Harvard in the Ivy League. I sincerely doubt that Bretos or the fired ESPN employee meant to denigrate or degrade Lin in anyway. Compare this incident with the vile, visceral hatred that Jackie...
Related Topics: Black History Month and Jackie Robinson February 20, 2012: Longtime Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. Robinson excelled early in all sports. Jackie...
Such is true for the talents of a few like Josephine Baker, Bill (Bojangles) Robinson, Jackie Robinson and Lena Horn. While they didn’t escape racism, they certainly succeeded despite of it, thanks to their talent, stubbornness, and a few patrons who...
Atlanta Braves batter Alex Gonzalez (R) is congratulated at the dugout after his second home run off New York Mets starting pitcher D.J. Carrasco in the fourth inning of their MLB baseball game in Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 2011. Both teams are wearing... View Photo »
When he put down his leather gloves, he quickly reached for some leather grips. In the process, Louis landed some huge blows that helped change the landscape of American golf. The U.S. Golf Association will honor Louis and two other African-American...
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Although not the first African-American professional baseball player in United States history, Robinson's 1947 Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately 60 years of baseball... Full Article
Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson, and David Jacobson, U.S. ambassador to Canada, stand next a commemorative plaque at the apartment where Jackie Robinson lived in Montreal in the summer of 1946. Robinson is wearing a Montreal Royals baseball cap, the team her father played for.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15: Children waiting to take part in pre game activities wear #42 before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals as Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »HOUSTON - APRIL 15: Former Houston Astros J.R. Richard (L) and Enos Cabell talk with Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane (R) before pre-game ceremonies on Jackie Robinson Day at Minute Maid Park on April 15, 2011 in Houston, Texas.
View Photo »HOUSTON - APRIL 15: The scoreboard displays #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day at Minute Maid Park on April 15, 2011 in Houston, Texas.
View Photo »A base commemorating the eighth annual Jackie Robinson Day sits in the Atlanta Braves dugout during a rain delay before their MLB baseball game against the New York Mets in Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 2011. The ceremony was delayed due to the game being cancelled.
View Photo »KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: All players, including Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners, wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day during the game between the Mariners and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on April 15, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 15: Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies stands with the Tuskegee Airmen as they observe the National Anthem on Salute to Jackie Robinson Night before the game against the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on April 15, 2011 in Philadelphia,...
View Photo »New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez (L-R), Derek Jeter, and Robinson Cano stand for the national anthem as they wear jerseys bearing Jackie Robinson's number before the start of American League MLB baseball action between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York...
View Photo »KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: A detail of a plaque on a base commemorating Jackie Robinson Day prior to the start of the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on April 15, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.
View Photo »Rachel Robinson (L-R), wife of Jackie Robinson, and their daughter Sharon talk to New York Yankees Mariano Rivera before the start of American League MLB baseball action between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York April 15, 2011.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees wears the #42 jersey to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day during the game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium on April 15, 2011 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
View Photo »Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche stands on a first base with notation for Jackie Robinson Day on it during a baseball game with the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on Friday, April 15, 2011 in Washington. The Nationals won 4-3 in 10 innings.
View Photo »Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays players and coach wear the #42 in honor of the anniversary of Jackie Robinson, who wore #42, breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947, during the fifth inning of an MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, April 15, 2011. From left are...
View Photo »Milwaukee Brewers batter Carlos Gomez wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson stands in the batter's box during the first inning of a baseball game with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday, April 15, 2011 in Washington.
View Photo »Washington Nationals outfield Jayson Werth warms up as they honor Jackie Robinson before a baseball game with the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on Friday, April 15, 2011 in Washington.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera, right, talks with Rachel Robinson as the Yankees honored her husband, Jackie Robinson, before playing a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, April 15, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. All players wore No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson.
View Photo »Rachel Robinson, right, and her daughter Sharon watch the Jumbotron as the Yankees honor Rachel's husband, Jackie Robinson, prior to the New York Yankees baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, April 15, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. All players wore No. 42 in honor of...
View Photo »Rachel Robinson, left, and her daughter Sharon examine the jersey of Jackie Robinson, Rachel's husband, prior to the New York Yankees baseball game against the Texas Rangers Friday, April 15, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in New York. All the players wore the number 42 in honor of Jackie...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Meta Robinson, Susan Thomas, Sonya Pankey, Jackie Robinson Foundation Founder Rachel Robinson, ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Janice Combs, Justin Combs and David Robinson attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: Presenter Russell Simmons (3rd L) and ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs (3rd R) pose onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: (L-R) Justin Combs, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) David Robinson, ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Jackie Robinson Foundation Founder Rachel Robinson and Jackie Robinson Foundation President and CEO Della Britton Baeza attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: (L-R) Sharon Robinson, TV personality Maurice DuBois and Kelvin Griffith attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Justin Combs, ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award recipient Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Janice Combs attend the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation Awards Gala atThe Waldorf=Astoria on March 7, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson, and David Jacobson, U.S. ambassador to Canada, stand next a commemorative plaque at the apartment where Jackie Robinson lived in Montreal in the summer of 1946. Robinson is wearing a Montreal Royals baseball cap, the team her father played for.
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