Jackie Robinson would have supported MLB moving the All-Star Game from Georgia
The legendary Brooklyn Dodger stood for Black Americans voting rights, six sports historians tell me.
Jackie Robinson, seen here in 1953, would have been totally behind MLB s anti-racism stance.Bettmann via Getty Images file
April 15, 2021, 1:26 PM UTC
Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado created shockwaves throughout the sports world. I ve argued that one of the biggest factors in the league’s choice can be boiled down to two words: Jackie Robinson.
Every year on April 15, the sport commemorates the Brooklyn Dodgers player’s historic breaking of the color barrier with Jackie Robinson Day and the last thing MLB wanted was a thousand questions about the hypocrisy of celebrating Robinson while holding its All-Star Game outside Atlanta. (And if you still don’t understand why the state’s newly enacted election law is racist, this thread will be h
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Michigan to pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per FDA recommendation We will follow the FDA’s guidance to temporarily pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. Author: Associated Press, 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 9:37 AM EDT April 13, 2021 Updated: 9:11 PM EDT April 13, 2021
LANSING, Mich Michigan is putting a pause on the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in line with guidance from the federal government out of an abundance of caution.
In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were recommending a pause in the use of the vaccine as they investigate blood clots in six women that occurred six to 13 days after vaccination.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. Two more home games await the Northern Michigan University women’s lacrosse in the regular season.
The Wildcats face Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) opponent Grand Valley State University Friday and Sunday in Marquette.
The first game is Friday at 6 p.m. while the second is Sunday at 12 p.m.
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FRIDAY VS. GRAND VALLEY
LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats secured two double-digit wins over GLIAC competition last weekend in action versus Ashland University in the Superior Dome.
Growth along Medical Mile in Grand Rapids brings jobs, innovation to area
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine officials today announced results of a study outlining the future economic impact of the four buildings that comprise university’s Grand Rapids presence on the Medical Mile. The buildings include the Secchia Center, the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center, and two buildings under construction, the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building and the Perrigo Company plc North American Corporate Headquarters.
After construction on the Perrigo Company plc North American Headquarters building is completed in 2022, the annual direct economic activity related to the four buildings anchored by the MSU Secchia Center is estimated to be $203 million with