Nick Sturdivant chatted with Morris Madden about the impact Robinson made in the sport and outside of the diamond. Senate Democratic leader Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation live on Senate ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson ... should fight for equal rights. After taking the abuse without retaliation for a while, Robinson spoke out. He demanded respect from his ...

Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. If you’re at all familiar with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the subsequent creation of the Equal Employment ...

Sunny Chang: I hope people realize that Jackie Robinson’s impact goes so far beyond baseball. He wasn’t just an athlete — he was a leader, a civil rights advocate, a businessman, and a ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson ... of his fellow players won Robinson widespread respect and admiration. After his career ended, Robinson campaigned for civil rights, was active in politics ...

Editor's note: Troy Vincent is the Executive Vice President of Football Operations at the National Football League. He wrote the following piece for USA TODAY. Jackie Robinson is the ultimate ...

in which he fought fiercely for civil rights. The truth is that if every hero has a villain, so too must Jackie. And in his case, that villain was America. Here’s what Robinson had to say in his ...

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald ...

signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk, reflecting the growing Civil Rights Movement and the need for diverse ...