"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson said not long before he died in 1972.

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a ...

Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk ...

Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk, ...

The first black major leaguer, Robinson was not hired because of his race. He would have been a Hall of Famer in any era.

Branch Rickey knew his intentions. He, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who’d created a dynasty featuring stars like Dizzy Dean and Stan Musial, wanted to replicate his success.

Unit 4 should consider themselves lucky to have these two extremely qualified women as candidates for those principalships,” ...

Some revolutions are big from the very start. When Jackie Robinson signed on the dotted line at Branch Rickey’s office on ...

Into Mischief never participated in a Triple Crown race, but he's cracked the code in what it takes to become a Derby ...