Tag: Jackie Robinson

By: Zachary Draves Baseball has generally been looked at as slow to keep up. Both in terms of the play itself and in keeping with societal change. But as it ...

By: Zachary Draves Few can say that they have lived a life of dignity, principle, and service and be able to back it up. Harry Belafonte was one of those ...

By Bill Carroll Kenny Washington, born Kenneth Stanley Washington, August 31, 1918, was the son of Edgar Hughes "Blue" Washington, who was a boxer in his youth, a Negro league ...

By: Bill Carroll  Ray Walter Bartlett, Sr. passed away on June 22, 2008. When he left this planet he had accomplished an amazing amount and had done so in a ...

By Bill Carroll Jackie Roosevelt Robinson: The Origins Mallie Robinson and her children. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 to sharecroppers Jerry and Mallie ...

By: Zachary Draves He could hit the ball with sheer beauty whether it was going the opposite way or out of the park. He could throw with such finesse and ...

By: Zachary Draves By now most know the story of how Jackie Robinson opened the door for black players in MLB. But some may not know that there were still ...

By: Zachary Draves Before there was a modern Civil Rights movement, Jackie Robinson was a fighter for civil rights. At a time when racial oppression touched every sector of American ...

By: Zach Draves As if 2020 couldn’t get more tragic. We are sucked into an endless vacuum of despair. Just as the nation is being forced to reckon with systemic ...

Covering Truth Whitewashing is a metaphorical term describing the practice of intentionally covering up the truth. Writers also use it as a way to water down the accomplishments and legacies ...