This is promising for the region considering that a CGMA research last year also highlighted that one in three finance professionals around the world have faced pressure to act unethically, said a media statement.
Lead Story. Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier. On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years.
Althea Gibson: American Legend Name _____ (1) In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League baseball. His story is well known to most Americans and rightly so. Many movies have been made and hundreds of books written about Jackie Robinsonâs life. Another African Americanâs story is less known.