Nearly everything Tommy Hawkins cherished in life was destroyed in the Palisades fire
The widow of L.A. sports great Tommy Hawkins barely escaped the Palisades fire, which destroyed the home she lived in with ...
Worthy: Remembering Frank Robinson's historical impact and the connective tissue of baseball
The connective tissue of baseball extends so far and touches to many individuals. Grant, who sang the anthem for Robinson’s ...
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Black-owned West Palm Beach studio wins NAACP award for Jackie Robinson animation
Animator Jason Fleurant's Exhibit Treal Studios earned the award for an episode of its children's educational series Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz that paid homage to Jackie Robinson’s sports and ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big ... copy hanging in their home. Becker's wife of 60 years, Betty Hanson Becker, died in 2008. They didn't ...
Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits, dies at age 88
Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top ...
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D'Addona: Salute to Uncle Jimmy, the man who taught me the fun and passion of sports
My Great-Uncle Jimmy has more reasons to be angry than most. He had to leave his home in Italy as a kid, start a new life in ...