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Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, Jackie Robinson Day, and more.
Police are investigating after vandals defaced a mural of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso that is part of a collection of artwork honoring baseball players in Miami’s ...
Murals of baseball legends Minnie Miñoso, left, and Jackie Robinson, center, are covered with plywood after being defaced in Miami's Overtown neighborhood Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Miami.
Charles Burrell, known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” has died. He was 104. Burrell was a classical and jazz bass player and was the first African-American member of a major ...
Robinson, Jackie WilliamAge 83, of Dayton, OH, passed away May 9, 2025. Service 12PM, Monday, May 19, 2025 at United Missionary Baptist Church H.H. Roberts Mortuary ...
Murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso in Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood were defaced this week with racist graffiti, including swastikas and a slur ...
Jackie Robinson, Minnie Miñoso murals defaced with racial slurs and swastikas in Miami Two murals in Miami, depicting two of baseball's heroes, were defaced with racial slurs and swastikas.
The mural’s defacing galvanized the Overtown community, who called for more of a police presence around Dorsey Park, once home to the Negro Leagues’ Ethiopian Clowns.
Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minosa murals in Miami, Florida, have been defaced with racial slurs and swastikas.
Defacing of two murals in Overtown’s Dorsey Park — Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso — speaks of racist hate. But love will prevail, Bea Hines says.
Jackie Robinson Day occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball, commemorating and honoring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut, breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947 ...