The team should not only swing by the White House to meet Trump, they should do it with the weight of L.A. on their minds.
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The Nation on MSNThe Dodgers Are Planning to Visit the White House. It’s a Disgrace.To meet with Trump now is to defile the memory of Dodgers great Jackie Robinson and to humiliate many of team’s own players.
Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League Baseball.
But, fair warning: It does mention that Jackie Robinson was Black. It sort of had to. It is a movie about Robinson, after all, assigned jersey number 42 when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson Day? It’s going, going, almost gone. Major League Baseball officials are scared of new governmental mandates ...
Robinson’s place in American history has been solidified a number of times, including by MLB which permanently retired his No. 42 across the entire league and celebrates Jackie Robinson Day ...
An article about Jackie Robinson's military service was again available on the Department of Defense website after it was ...
as Jackie Robinson Day. Players across the league wear his uniform number, 42, on their jerseys. His descendents are honored, as well. In 2024, a statue of Robinson in Wichita, Kan., was ...
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, marking the date he broke baseball's color barrier. But the number of African Americans playing the game keeps shrinking — a result of some unpleasant truths.
Every year in April, the MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Each team commemorates Robinson with a special patch on their hats and jerseys, along with wearing the number 42. On April 13 ...
A feature story about Jackie Robinson's military service was briefly removed from the Department of Defense's website on ...
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