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Teams of 42s Honor Jackie
Players and coaches across the majors honored Jackie Robinson by donning number 42 on the 60th anniversary of the day Robinson broke the color barrier with his debut as a Brooklyn Dodger. The league...
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Black Players Drop to 8.2 Percent of Major Leaguers
Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received its first A- for race Tuesday from Richard...
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Jesse Jackson Jr.: Obama's Like Jackie Robinson
Barack Obama is like Jackie Robinson: he’s got to perform despite racist taunts, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil-rights leader, said during a Politico-sponsored panel discussion today ahead of...
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Robinson, Now a 'GOP Hero,' Hated GOP
Whoops. The RNC’s new “GOP Heroes” website devotes a page to baseball legend Jackie Robinson, declaring him a “great Republican” who campaigned for Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller. There’s just...
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9 Big Names Who Went to Community College
President Obama recently called community colleges the "unsung heroes of America’s education system." Huffington Post rounds up nine notable community college attendees who prove his point: Arnold...
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Years Ago, Trayvon's City Forced Out Jackie Robinson
The Trayvon Martin shooting has put a negative spotlight on Sanford, Florida, and Dave Zirin at the Nation points out that it's not the first time for the city. The quick version: In 1946, the mayor...
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For Better or Worse, 42 Is Safe
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 slides into theaters today, and it's being greeted by a polite ovation from critics, who for the most part seem to admire Robinson's story more than the filmmaking. Here's...
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42 Knocks Scary Movie 5 Out of the Park
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 shocked the competition this weekend with a surprise win at the box office, the LA Times reports. The story about America's first black major league ballplayer bowed to...
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Racial Slurs Scrawled on Jackie Robinson Statue
A Jackie Robinson statue in Brooklyn has been targeted by vandals, who used a black marker to scribble racial slurs and a swastika on the monument. The graffiti includes the n-word as well as...
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Teams of 42s Honor Jackie
Players and coaches across the majors honored Jackie Robinson by donning number 42 on the 60th anniversary of the day Robinson broke the color barrier with his debut as a Brooklyn Dodger. The league...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Black Players Drop to 8.2 Percent of Major Leaguers
Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received its first A- for race Tuesday from Richard...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jesse Jackson Jr.: Obama's Like Jackie Robinson
Barack Obama is like Jackie Robinson: he’s got to perform despite racist taunts, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil-rights leader, said during a Politico-sponsored panel discussion today ahead of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robinson, Now a 'GOP Hero,' Hated GOP
Whoops. The RNC’s new “GOP Heroes” website devotes a page to baseball legend Jackie Robinson, declaring him a “great Republican” who campaigned for Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller. There’s just...
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9 Big Names Who Went to Community College
President Obama recently called community colleges the "unsung heroes of America’s education system." Huffington Post rounds up nine notable community college attendees who prove his point: Arnold...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Years Ago, Trayvon's City Forced Out Jackie Robinson
The Trayvon Martin shooting has put a negative spotlight on Sanford, Florida, and Dave Zirin at the Nation points out that it's not the first time for the city. The quick version: In 1946, the mayor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Better or Worse, 42 Is Safe
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 slides into theaters today, and it's being greeted by a polite ovation from critics, who for the most part seem to admire Robinson's story more than the filmmaking. Here's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
42 Knocks Scary Movie 5 Out of the Park
The Jackie Robinson biopic 42 shocked the competition this weekend with a surprise win at the box office, the LA Times reports. The story about America's first black major league ballplayer bowed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racial Slurs Scrawled on Jackie Robinson Statue
A Jackie Robinson statue in Brooklyn has been targeted by vandals, who used a black marker to scribble racial slurs and a swastika on the monument. The graffiti includes the n-word as well as...
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City Changes Park Name Over Grim Jackie Robinson Moment
A Florida park has been renamed so it no longer honors the police chief who threw Jackie Robinson out of a baseball game, USA Today reports. The city commission in Sanford, Fla., voted unanimously...
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Yankees Player Broadens His Apology
Update : Josh Donaldson, the Yankees player suspended by Major League Baseball after addressing an opponent as "Jackie," has apologized to Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson's family. In a statement issued...
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