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Hank Aaron rose to the top of baseball while facing pervasive racism. He leaves behind a powerful legacy
Baseball legend Hank Aaron is remembered today as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Crucial to his legacy is that his most significant achievements were accomplished while enduring pervasive racism.
jackie robinson - CNN4:06pm PST - January 22nd, 2021
There was more to Hank Aaron than breaking Babe Ruth's record
Hank Aaron was deeper than baseball, says sportswriter Terence Moore, who knew Aaron for decades. After enduring years of struggle during his years of greatness as a player, Aaron was always funny, humble, human and fiercely dedicated to social justice, Moore…
jackie robinson - CNN3:50pm PST - January 22nd, 2021
Obama remembers baseball legend Hank Aaron as 'one of the strongest people I've ever met'
Former President Obama put out a statement after the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron, calling him "one of the strongest people I've ever met."
jackie robinson - The Hill11:49am PST - January 22nd, 2021
US baseball legend and civil rights icon Hank Aaron dies
Aaron, one of the few Black baseball players at the time, beat Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974.
jackie robinson - Al Jazeera English9:37am PST - January 22nd, 2021
Kansas City T-Bones Take on Monarchs Nickname to Honor Negro Leagues Team
The Kansas City T-Bones, an independent franchise in the American Association of Professional Baseball, are rebranding to become the Kansas City Monarchs as a nod to the Monarchs nickname's history in the Negro Leagues...
jackie robinson - Bleacher Report10:13am PST - January 21st, 2021
Opinion: President Donald Trump's National Garden of American Heroes missing women sports figures
President Donald Trump's National Garden of American Heroes is missing something key: women sports figures.
jackie robinson - USA Today4:53am PST - January 19th, 2021
NHL: O'Ree, NHL's first Black player, to have number retired by Bruins - Reuters
Willie O'Ree, who in 1958 became the first Black player to feature in the National Hockey League, will have his No. 22 jersey retired by the Boston Bruins, the team said on Tuesday.
jackie robinson - Reuters8:36am PST - January 12th, 2021
Chadwick Boseman: Widow pays tribute to late actor at virtual Gotham Film Awards
The late star is remembered by his widow as a "determined" actor who "actively searched for truth".
jackie robinson - BBC News3:14am PST - January 12th, 2021
A sex offender tricked cheerleading officials by having a relative register her gym. Then, she got away with it again.
The U.S. All Star Federation declined to answer questions about why it allowed a cheerleading gym it had banned to regain membership.
jackie robinson - USA Today3:00am PST - January 11th, 2021
Mookie Betts, Andrew McCutchen and more mark Jackie Robinson Day
Major League Baseball's celebration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy comes on the heels of teams deciding this week to not play their games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
jackie robinson - ESPN5:43pm PDT - August 28th, 2020
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MLB’s Jackie Robinson Day arrives amid a social reckoning with racism and injustice
Jackie Robinson Day is usually on April 15, but the celebration was moved to Aug. 28 this season to accommodate the COVID-19-altered schedule
jackie robinson - The Globe And Mail1:21pm PDT - August 28th, 2020
Rangers Win on Jackie Robinson Day 2019 vs. the Angels
Rangers Win on Jackie Robinson Day 2019 vs. the Angels
jackie robinson - Fox Sports9:01pm PDT - April 15th, 2020
Producer of '42' Donates $4.2M to COVID-19 Relief on Jackie Robinson Day
April 15 marks Jackie Robinson Day on the MLB calendar every season, commemorating the day in 1947 when the Brooklyn Dodgers great and Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier...
jackie robinson - Bleacher Report3:28pm PDT - April 15th, 2020
Baker laments lack of blacks in MLB on Jackie Robinson Day
Baker laments lack of blacks in MLB on Jackie Robinson Day
jackie robinson - Fox Sports2:29pm PDT - April 15th, 2020
MLB stars pay homage on Jackie Robinson Day
Even without baseball, Major League Baseball stars took the time to pay homage to one of the sport's icons on Jackie Robinson Day.
jackie robinson - ESPN2:02pm PDT - April 15th, 2020
Jackie Robinson Day 2020: How Sports World Is Honoring MLB Icon
Jackie Robinson Day, the annual recognition of the former Brooklyn Dodgers superstar breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947, moved forward Wednesday despite the MLB season being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic...
jackie robinson - Bleacher Report9:26am PDT - April 15th, 2020
Jackie Robinson Day: Online tributes mark MLB's celebration
Forced from the field by the new coronavirus, Major League Baseball is moving its annual celebration of Jackie Robinson online Wednesday.
jackie robinson - CBC News9:06am PDT - April 15th, 2020
On This Day: Today is Jackie Robinson Day
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by making his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
jackie robinson - Fox Sports9:00am PDT - April 15th, 2020
Opinion: Tim Anderson, inspired by Jackie Robinson, is new leading voice of MLB's African-American community
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is vowing to do everything he can to change, grow and recreate the baseball for kids and a hip audience.
jackie robinson - USA Today4:13am PDT - April 15th, 2020
Day 35 without sports : Honoring Jackie Robinson and the Boston Marathon bombing victims
April 15 marks the 73rd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB's color barrier, as well as the seventh anniversary of the Boston Marathon attack.
jackie robinson - USA Today4:07am PDT - April 15th, 2020
What Is Jackie Robinson Day? Everything You Need to Know as MLB Remembers First African American Player
With the MLB season postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus outbreak, this year's celebrations will be carried out online.
jackie robinson - Newsweek2:35am PDT - April 15th, 2020
This Date in Baseball
This Date in Baseball for April 15, 2020
jackie robinson - Fox Sports7:48am PDT - April 14th, 2020
AP Sportlight
Sportlight for April 15, 2020
jackie robinson - Fox Sports7:46am PDT - April 14th, 2020
Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in the sports world on Monday
Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.
jackie robinson - CBC News7:19am PDT - April 14th, 2020
MLB to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day via online tributes
Forced from the field by the new coronavirus, Major League Baseball is moving its annual celebration of Jackie Robinson online.
jackie robinson - Fox Sports6:45am PDT - April 14th, 2020
RT @baseballhall: Happy 101st birthday to Rachel Robinson! Unrelenting in her fight for racial equality, Robinson has done invaluable work…
Dzeisen Aitch (@DzeisenA)
4:30am PDT - July 20th, 2023
RT @baseballhall: Happy 101st birthday to Rachel Robinson! Unrelenting in her fight for racial equality, Robinson has done invaluable work…
KTIMRadio (@KTIMRadio)
4:29am PDT - July 20th, 2023
RT @JRFoundation: On July 26, 2022, Rachel Robinson cut the ribbon to open the Jackie Robinson Museum. Today, on her 101st birthday, we app…
Regina Ham (@regina_ham)
4:24am PDT - July 20th, 2023
RT @baseballhall: Happy 101st birthday to Rachel Robinson! Unrelenting in her fight for racial equality, Robinson has done invaluable work…
Mr. Burr (@PMS_Burr)
4:24am PDT - July 20th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Carlo D'Angelo Jr. (@sicilianyankee2)
3:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
Mike ZooLoo (@MikeZooLoo)
3:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @AntiToxicPeople: Happy 101st (!) birthday to Rachel Robinson, who has worked on honoring her husband Jackie’s amazing legacy since he p…
Luella Schmidt (@luellajschmidt)
3:59pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
Steve Brudzynski (@_BigSteve89)
3:58pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @AntiToxicPeople: Happy 101st (!) birthday to Rachel Robinson, who has worked on honoring her husband Jackie’s amazing legacy since he p…
buttertart (@VioletMilosz)
3:58pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
Robert⚾ (@Robert57x)
3:57pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Nettie Stewart (@hopkistew)
3:57pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
LessonsFromLenny (@LessonsFromLen)
3:56pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Michelle (@michelleinblue)
3:54pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
M. Edward (@mec21blue)
3:54pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Greg Miller (@bluubodean)
3:54pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @JRFoundation: On July 26, 2022, Rachel Robinson cut the ribbon to open the Jackie Robinson Museum. Today, on her 101st birthday, we app…
Nettie Stewart (@hopkistew)
3:53pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile)
3:51pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
JD (@Jaylan_D1)
3:49pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Nes (@nes_125)
3:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Keeyduh (@_keeyduh)
3:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Denny Keller (@hrblock_21)
3:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Faiza Arshad (@HaraSitara)
3:48pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov)
3:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @JRFoundation: On July 26, 2022, Rachel Robinson cut the ribbon to open the Jackie Robinson Museum. Today, on her 101st birthday, we app…
Mark Kawada (@Mark_Kawada)
3:47pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @BSmile: It's "Jackie Robinson Day"at Ebbets Field! (1947) The Brooklyn #Dodgers rookie and his wife Rachel are showered with gifts, inc…
Christopher Wiseman (@cwise525)
3:46pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
SoCal Sports Chronicles (@socalshfanatic)
3:45pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
José Antonio Rondón Salas (@JARS_2098)
3:44pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @MLB: Happy 101st birthday to baseball royalty, Rachel Robinson. -Wife of the great Jackie Robinson -Founder of the Jackie Robinson Fou…
Pat (@thefakepatford)
3:44pm PDT - July 19th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Mrs. Robinson is with her husband, Jackie, in Brooklyn as he accepts keys to a car he won from the legendary tap danc…
Robert (@robwiii)
8:12pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
I guess the 21st century Jackie Robinson couldn't come through. https://t.co/MpLNgNdmqG
starblazer (@01Starblazer)
7:57pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Mindcite_US: "A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP, which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as ma…
Candace Hoke (@Oil_Balance)
7:52pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
Tough to choose from the likes of: Jackie Robinson Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA https://t.co/LgPG9UQZaq
Jay Giusto (@FandomFutbol)
7:49pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Mindcite_US: "A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP, which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as ma…
Michael Miksche (@mlmiksche)
7:47pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Mindcite_US: "A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP, which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as ma…
Mindcite (@Mindcite_US)
7:46pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
droll (@droll3)
6:52pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
Wayne Tyson (@WayneTyson11)
6:42pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
David Farmer (@drfarmertx)
5:46pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
Frank Delonjay (@DadooFrank)
5:40pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
Gil Cividanes (@GilCividanes)
5:26pm PDT - July 18th, 2023
RT @Jimfrombaseball: "Let me tell you, you helped us get there. If it hadn't been for folks like you and Jackie Robinson, I'm not sure tha…
BJO (@Bduq22)
5:16pm PDT - July 18th, 2023