Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.

On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn Dodgers ...

In addition to countless other in-stadium ventures involving the famed Brooklyn Dodgers hero ... to visit the statue every year on Jackie Robinson Day. Especially for Roberts, the first Black ...

Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement ...

Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of ... on to several generations of African-American athletes. While the Brooklyn Dodgers infielder didn't make a nation color blind, he at least ...

Robinson’s tremendous baseball skill, strength of character and insistence on equality made him the perfect choice for Branch Rickey, the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, in his search for a ...

President Biden has signed a bill designating the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, a commemorative site and part of the African American Civil Rights Network.

where baseball legend Jackie Robinson first donned a Major League Baseball uniform during 1946 spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Landmark.

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club.

He first suited up for the Triple-A Montreal Royals in Daytona Beach on March 17, 1946, one year before making his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Ballpark is also ...

Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach was ... color barrier in the sport.He made his MLB debut in 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played his first professional game at the ...