Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and went on to fight for equality and justice beyond the field. His life and career exemplify nine values that can guide us all to live well and make a difference in the world: courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, excellence. How do these values guide you?
Black History Month presents an opportunity to honor the many contributions of African-Americans, to reflect on and deepen our understanding of our nation’s complicated history, and to recognize the persistent struggle for equality in the United States.
The Players’ Journal would like to join MLB in celebrating one of the greatest LatinX players in the history of the game: hall of famer Roberto Clemente.
What is great about the place you call home? Tell us about your neighborhood and how it has shaped you.
Some arguments are impossible to solve because the truth is likely somewhere in the middle. Here’s an example of one particularly challenging argument, or see if you can come up with your own impossible argument
For this experience, you’re going to write to your past self and tell that past self something you know now that you wish you knew then.
Try to think of a procedure or activity you’re expert in. Maybe you throw a curveball, or bake the perfect cupcake, or play the Game of Thrones theme song on a ukulele. Everyone has some kind of expertise they’re capable of sharing with the world.
You might have a lot of things in the world around you that you wish were different. This doesn’t necessarily make you a malcontent, just someone that thinks there could be some changes made around here and right about now!
Presenting an award, making a toast as the best man or maid of honor at a wedding, speaking at a birthday or graduation, introducing a speaker, writing the foreword to a book, delivering a eulogy—all are occasions to pay tribute to a person who is important to you and to others.
Passion and enthusiasm can be very persuasive. Excitement can be contagious; if you can convey your excitement to your audience, they may give your passion a try.
On June 29, 2020, four former United States presidents tipped their caps to the great players of the Negro Leagues, an unprecedented salute to the men and women denied the chance to play in the Major Leagues. This was in celebration — and commemoration — of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro Leagues.
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While my grandfather is no longer on this Earth, the memories that we created together and the wise words he spoke still stick with me as I go through the rest of my life.
I’ll be fine, I always turn out just fine. The point is, life has its ups and downs but we’re successful every time.
My experience as a Kpop fan has been great and I guarantee it will be for you as well.
While everybody else may see you as this one image, the only thing that will end up mattering in a few years will be what YOU think of yourself and what you do.
I fell in love with baseball almost immediately after I started to play baseball. The sport has played a big role in my life and it can do the same to you too.
I have two pieces of advice for you moving forward: never change yourself to please someone else and it is okay to say no.
As we toast to you tonight, I want to say this: Leniyah, you’ve made a big impact on so many of us.
People tell me I’m being dramatic, that I’m overreacting. But unless you’re an athlete, unless you’ve experienced this kind of loss, you can’t truly understand.
Teachers make mistakes and it can always be good to have an opinion from your students and view your low and high points in the way you’re working with them.
In our lifetime we often find sports and hobbies that we enjoy, but we aren’t always aware of all the sports and hobbies that exist.
She is someone who I would consider my soulmate, the one who I wish to experience the wonders of life with.
A great debate in the basketball industry is whether professional WNBA athletes should or shouldn’t be paid the same as professional NBA athletes. I believe that WNBA athletes should not be paid the same as […]
