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Showing posts with label Jackie Robinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jackie Robinson. Show all posts
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Senate Passes Jackie Robinson Ballpark Commemorative Site Act

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On Friday December 20, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan, bicameral Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site Act, introdu...
Sunday, April 16, 2023

New Book Release: True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy

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True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's―and America's―most significant figur...
Monday, July 11, 2022

Nike Honors Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson With Nike Dunk Low (Jackie Robinson)

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Releasing the day of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Los Angeles, the Nike Dunk Low (Jackie Robinson) honors the impact of the ...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Nike honoring Jackie Robinson with special edition sneaker

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Nike is honoring the late Jackie Robinson with a special shoe. The sneaker is a special version of Ken Griffey Jr.'s signature sneaker...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Today, April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day!

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Today is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the Jackie Robinson ...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

Spike Lee releases the script of his unmade Jackie Robinson film online

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On Sunday Oscar winning director Spike Lee went online to present film and baseball fans with the script of his unmade Jackie Robinson fi...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Number of African American baseball players in MLB increases

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Every year about this time we are normally discussing yet another decline in the number of African American players in Major League Base...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

Dodgers unveil statue of Jackie Robinson at Dodger Stadium

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The Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled a Jackie Robinson Statue at the Left Field Reserve Plaza the first in Dodger Stadium history on the 70t...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

The annual conversation on the decreasing number of African Americans in Major League Baseball

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Hi all, this George Cook of African American Reports. Baseball season has started and it's time for that annual conversation about t...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Philadelphia apologizes for 'virulent racism' directed at Jackie Robinson

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The Philadelphia City Council on Thursday apologized for the "virulent racism" that Jackie Robinson faced in the city and from...