Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...

The Suffolk and the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force present the second installment of “Black History On Screen.” ...

As part of Black History Month, we spoke to members of our front office about what Black excellence means to them and how ...

They were the first African-American baseball players to play in Japan. Mackey and the group showcased their skills and became quite popular with the fans and local Japanese figures. They were ...

Who is the greatest athlete of all time? Discover the sportsperson who carries this title, their accomplishments, impact on ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

THOMASVILLE- Historic footage from a baseball game played at Thomasville, Georgia’s Pebble Hill Plantation has made its way for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in ...

That is just what the African American communities ... Then there was baseball. All the counties had teams that traditionally played one another. It was not so much a choice by the players of the ...

The memorial includes a complex colored paving pattern that alludes to traditional African-American quilt designs ... was inspired by the friendship of two Brooklyn Dodger baseball players, Jackie ...

The oldest known footage of an organized Black baseball team, discovered at Pebble Hill Plantation, has been preserved and is now on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in New York.