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.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson or Jackie Robinson as he is known was the first black person who was allowed to play in the Major League Baseball. This happened in 1947 when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers as one of their players. Before that, a black person was only allowed to play in the Negroes Leagues.