“I had been looking for the individual that I felt could be the Jackie Robinson of business and I saw that in Reg,” 74-year-old Milken told Forbes in 2021.

Charles Burrell, the classical and jazz bass player and the first African-American member of a major American symphony, died early Tuesday at age 104. His passing was confirmed by Burrell's cousin ...

LOS ANGELES — Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson ...

Jackie Robinson's legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues, ... Robinson died at age 53 of a heart attack in 1972. He's buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn.