First Lady Hosts Maryland Students for Jackie Robinson Film Workshop

Jackie Robinson’s story hits home for Watkins Mill High School senior varsity baseball captain Brandon Roberts, making his White House visit to meet the stars of the new Jackie Robinson biopic, “42,” especially poignant.

Taliaferro, One of Colts’ First Black Players Recounts Times in Baltimore

Taliaferro said he walked into the lobby of the Lord Baltimore hotel to pick up his key. When he learned his white teammates were staying but he and his black teammates were leaving, he was incensed.
That was Taliaferro’s introduction to Charm City.