From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in advancing civil rights.

President Trump announced Thursday that the National Garden of American Heroes will be getting statues of Kobe Bryant, ...

It is no secret that race relations in the United States have a long history of horrific treatment towards African-Americans ...

In its celebration of Black History Month, MLB Network looks at the careers of Jackie Robinson and Mookie Betts and their impact on baseball ...

Jackie Robinson wasn’t just a baseball legend—he was a trailblazer, a man of resilience, and someone who appreciated the ...

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black ... While 1939 was still relatively early in the sport's history, it was the first time UCLA's football team had ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

42 on their uniforms? In this piece, we will explain the history of Jackie Robinson Day and why all players throughout the league are asked to wear No. 42 on this historic day. Jackie Robinson Day ...

Robinson had his No. 42 jersey retired by the organization on June 4, 1972, and five years later his iconic No. 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson among top ...

Animator Jason Fleurant's Exhibit Treal Studios earned the award for an episode of its children's educational series Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz that paid homage to Jackie Robinson’s sports and ...

He said he typically uses this style to commemorate a lot of Black icons “to highlight our history being broken and having to reconstruct it.” It will be displayed in the Jackie Robinson ...