Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson famously integrated Major League Baseball, taking the field for the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers in April 1947. And the American…

When Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball in 1947, he laid a framework of courage and social justice for all…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2013 - What do a fourth grader at Jackson Park Elementary School and legendary…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 16, 2013 - Spring training is weeks away but one ex-Cardinal is already getting some play in St.…

Jackie Robinson was a baseball player who broke the so-called “color barrier,” becoming the first African American player in Major League Baseball’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 14, 2011 - The fact that noted St. Louis author and essayist Gerald Early is a baseball fan…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 9, 2009 - As stars like Derek Jeter and Ryan Howard come to town for Major League Baseball's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 27, 2009 - Sharon Robinson never grows tired of teaching young people about her father. The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 20, 2009 - Last Wednesday, as Major League Baseball remembered the 62nd anniversary of Jackie…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 19, 2009 - What if Jackie Robinson never signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers? Artists in the…