Jackie Robinson

The League (2023) | Streaming/VOD Premiere, U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jul 7 - Jul 14, 2023

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI), executive produced by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson (Oscar-winning Summer of Soul), Tariq Trotter (Descendant), and produced by RadicalMedia, The League celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball’s triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and ….

Jackie Robinson (1947) | Milestones | Apr 15, 1947

On this day in 1947, baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which until this date relegated black players to the Negro leagues beginning the 1880s.