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On Jackie Robinson Day in L.A., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls Trump anti-DEI policies ‘a ruse to discriminate’
The 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier centered on the Los Angeles ...
Honoring Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Legacy: A Conversation With Ebbets' Sunny Chang
Ebbets Field Flannels is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson and the many untold stories of the Negro ...
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What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?
Jackie Robinson's legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues, with the day named for the first Black baseball player ...
Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth strikes defiant tone at Army War College
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone following mounting criticism he shared sensitive information about air ...
Jackie Robinson Day is pure celebration — and that’s the problem
On Tuesday, all across the baseball world, Jackie Robinson Day commemorations will once again take center stage. Since 2004, ...
Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library
An article covering Jackie Robinson's military history was removed and later restored on the Pentagon's website last week.
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April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being ... Truman's desegregation of the military in 1948. Robinson served in the Army for two years before his pro baseball career.
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Dodgers Dugout: Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day
On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut ... Mickey Mantle, on the 1952 World Series —”Jackie, we’ve got no army. There’s virtually nobody on our side.
Top Pentagon official resigns after Jackie Robinson controversy
Top Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot became the latest high-profile Department of Defense staffer to leave, weeks after he was ...