Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, ...

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil ... Hearing the news reminded me of his widow, Rachel Robinson, and their daughter, Sharon, and the thought of them learning that the man who ...

When Robinson moved his family to St. Albans in 1949, the home became a powerful symbol of racial progress. At the time, their son, Jackie Jr., was about to turn three, and his wife, Rachel ...

the son of Jackie and Rachel Robins, said in a statement obtained by UPI. "We take great pride in Jackie Robinson's service to our country as a soldier and a sports hero, an icon whose courage ...

Both teams will be in attendance along with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, CEO of the LA Dodgers Foundation Nichol Whiteman, Sonya Pankey, the eldest granddaughter of Jackie and Rachel Robinson and ...

Yes, but: Newlyweds Jackie and Rachel Robinson were bumped off two flights from Los Angeles to Florida to allow white passengers to have their seats, Rachel Robinson told NPR in 2010. Before ...

Like Jackie and Rachel Robinson, my wife Tommi and I, also chose to make a lifetime commitment to the community at large. Our contribution to society through our Love Thy Neighbor Community ...

It’s bigger than him.” The Dodgers and Rockies were joined by Sonya Pankey Robinson, the oldest grandchild of Jackie and Rachel Robinson and the only child of Jackie Jr., who was killed in a ...

Jackie took an oh-fer that day ... On April 15, 1997, Ken Griffey Jr. asked — with Rachel Robinson’s approval — to transpose the digits on his No. 24 jersey. “It was my way of saying ...

Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars, and Sonya Pankey, the oldest granddaughter of Jackie, and Rachel Robinson also were on hand. “I’d like to think it’s a continued wake-up call for ...