The 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier centered on the Los Angeles Dodgers, as it always does. But on Tuesday, the league’s annual commemoration also served as a flashpoint of President Donald Trump’s quest to eliminate diversity,

Abdul-Jabbar told stories about becoming a Brooklyn Dodger fan at a young age because of Robinson and getting to meet him later in life. “Jack always had the idea that he was an equal human being

Gathering at the Jackie Robinson statue in Centerfield Plaza has become a special annual tradition for the Dodgers every April 15, when the baseball world observes the anniversary of Robinson breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier.