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Culture
The uncomfortable reality around this year’s Jackie Robinson Day
The baseball icon’s temporary erasure is deeper than just a mistake
Sports
Fifty years later, Frank Robinson’s managerial debut still matters to those who were there
On April 8, 1975, Robinson became the first Black manager in MLB history
Sports
‘It’s his time’: Hunter Greene joins special group as Black starting pitcher on MLB Opening Day
Cincinnati Reds All-Star one of only 40 Black pitchers to start on Opening Day in league history
Sports
In sports, DEI is not a luxury item, but a necessity
Sports is an American institution and the greatest commercial for the efficacy of inclusion
Sports
MLB shouldn’t take the Defense Department’s attempted erasure of Jackie Robinson lightly
There’s no way to tell Robinson’s life story without his military experience
Sports
At Andre Dawson Classic, opportunity grows in an unlikely place
HBCU schools and coaches of color gather to grow game in Vero Beach, where segregation lasted long past Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut
Sports
CC Sabathia: Hip-hop’s first Baseball Hall of Famer
Black Ace represents culmination of excellence alongside the depths of struggle
Sports
Rickey Henderson will always be a baseball, Oakland legend
Reflecting on the impact the Hall of Famer had on one writer who grew up in the Bay Area
Sports
Bernie Mac’s ‘Mr. 3000’: 20 years later, the Black baseball accuracy remains
Movie is reminder of what the game means to Black veteran ballplayers