When Jackie Robinson stepped on the baseball diamond at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, he became the first player since 1880 to openly cross the major league color line. It’s a story that’s rightfully been shared, lauded and held up as the first major salvo fired in the civil
The latest Ken Burns documentary to be released was Jackie Robinson, a four-hour, 2-DVD set. This film not only recounts the Baseball Hall of Famer’s oft-covered 1947 season when he broke the color line as a rookie playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but his post-sports life as a civil rights
Here are some one-of-a-kind, eye-catching exhibits in the city that have recently opened and are featuring different, intriguing forms of art that you don’t usually see every day. 1) Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty March 26–July 24 The Museum of Modern Art 11 W 53rd St. New York, NY
Most parents put countless miles on the car driving kids back and forth from various practices and games throughout elementary and secondary school. As for the actual dollars behind all that driving and purchasing of uniforms, equipment, lessons and various activity fees, the numbers are pretty eye-opening. A 2014
HMTC’s mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach Tucked away behind a winding road that leads to the stately Pratt mansion, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (HMTC) of Nassau County is dedicated to imparting lessons about the impact of
As we age, there are certain aspects of overall health that we can no longer take for granted. Older adults may not have the ready opportunities for exercise, socialization, intellectual stimulation and regular, good nutrition that younger counterparts do. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be meeting these important
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