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On the world stage, he was Papi Gates, a commander in the 761st Tank Brigade. But to Gary and Anita Maltbia, he was someone who meant so much more. NASA Astronauts splash down on earth in SpaceX ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to visit the White House on April 7 to celebrate their 2024 World Series championship, but it ...
The anti-DEI crusade in Washington claimed Jackie Robinson—temporarily. Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, had his veteran profile removed from the ...
Robinson was drafted into military service in 1942 and eventually joined the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the Black ...
Jackie Robinson, widely celebrated as a trailblazer in Major League Baseball, is not just renowned for breaking the color barrier in sports; his military service is equally significant and often ...
Webpages celebrating Jackie Robinson and other minority American service members were removed by an administration that insists diversity is a weakness.
A tribute to the baseball legend disappeared from the DOD’s website on Wednesday but was restored later in the afternoon.
A week after removing, then restoring, an article about Jackie Robinson from the Pentagon's website, the Trump administration has reportedly gone back to that well. A biography about Jackie ...
He was later assigned to Fort Hood, Texas where he joined the 761st "Black Panthers" tank battalion. In 1944, he refused to move to the back of an Army bus, resulting in his arrest and eventual ...
The story of the history-making 761st tank battalion composed entirely of African-American servicemen. During WWII, they are the first US armoured unit of its kind to enter combat. Along with ...
Before he broke the baseball’s color barrier in 1947 playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson served as a second lieutenant with the U.S. Army’s 761st Tank Battalion during ...