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Culture
Former Black MLBers Speak On Baseball And Black Pitchers At The Hank Aaron Invitational
Vero Beach, FLA. — A who’s who of African-American former major leaguers descended upon Historic Dodgertown for The Hank Aaron…
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Hank Aaron Invitational Coaches Reflect on Legacy of 2019 Hall of Famer Lee Smith
As Black MLB pitchers become endangered species, the 2019 MLB Hall of Fame class holds great significance for the African-American…
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The Hank Aaron Invitational Is MLB’s Next Level Diversity Initiative
The top 44 players from the week-long camp, formerly known as EDI, will be invited to play in a special…
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Hank Aaron Wouldn’t Go To Trump’s White House If You Paid Him
A White House invite has become one of the more detested tickets in town since Trump
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Hank Aaron Turns 84 Years Old Today
Hammerin Hank Aaron is a treasure and iconic figure in the history of MLB baseball as it intersects with race,…
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Even Hall Of Famer Hank Aaron Knows Kaepernick Is “Getting A Raw Deal”
We all know Kap is being blackballed, even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell refuses to acknowledge this obvious fact.
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Hank Aaron Is The First Focus of Four-Part “MAJOR LEAGUES LEGENDS” Series
Smithsonian Channel and Major League Baseball have teamed up for the MAJOR LEAGUE LEGENDS series to tell the stories of…
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NBA
The Atlanta Hawks Are For Sale And Hank Aaron Could Be An Owner
According to ESPN.com, the bidders for the Atlanta Hawks now includes a group that includes former Atlanta Braves and home…
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This Day In Black Sports History: Hank Aaron Becomes MLB’s Highest Paid Player
In today game it’s all about millionaires and now billionaires who rule the sports world. But in simpler times, $100K…
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Hank Aaron’s 715th Moon Shot Changed the Complexion of MLB’s Sacred Record Books
Most can't honestly understand what a single home run meant 40 years ago. After all, we have seen so much…
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