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This week in Kansas City: Jackie Robinson tribute, Brew Fest, ‘Jewels’ by KC Ballet
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 11. Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers after playing...
Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Dodgers Player to Accomplish This Feat Since at Least 1901
Sports Illustrated· 2 days agoThe Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins on Monday night by a score of 6-3. With the win, Los...
JRBGC recounts time at Braves-Rangers game
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga. via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoMay 3—CAIRO — The Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club took part in a fun day of activities when they were hosted by the Atlanta Braves on April 19, culminating ...
Stetson, Bethune-Cookman split regular season baseball series ahead of stretch run
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo Sports· 23 hours agoStetson salvaged a season split with their cross-county neighbors; B-CU won by an identical score...
Column: Was the Brown decision inevitable?
The Herald Journal· 57 minutes agoMay 17 marks 70 years since the Supreme Court unanimously declared that racial segregation in public education was unconstitutional. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education was the most important ...
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Time via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoMalcolm X unabashedly adored the Count and Ellington. Ralph Ellison preached the gospel of Satchmo. Jackie Robinson tapped his love of jazz and jazzmen...
This Date in Baseball - Albert Pujols became the 5th player in MLB history to collect 2,000 RBIs
Associated Press· 23 hours ago... pitched nine hitless innings against the Chicago White Sox before giving up two hits in the 10th...
Freedom Christian softball-baseball, Cape Fear softball take home conference championships
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoWhile the United 8 conference held it's softball championships in Lumberton, Segra Stadium hosted...
MLK biographer Jonathan Eig, Spring Valley HS grad, wins Pulitzer for 'human portrait'
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoHis first job was in the sports department at The Journal News in Rockland. Later, he worked at the...
William & Mary presentation to bring baseball history to life
Daily Press· 3 days agoWho were Leroy “Satchel” Paige, Smokey Joe Williams, John Henry “Pop” Lloyd, Jack Roosevelt...
