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Culture
Women’s History Month In Focus: Negro Leagues Pioneer Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson
Mamie Johnson stood 5-foot-3, yet the size of what she accomplished is immeasurable. As a woman playing professional baseball in…
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MLB Celebrates The 100th Anniversary Of Negro Leagues
Baseball is still struggling with Black representation at just below 8 percent. However, the rich history of African-Americans in MLB…
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum On The Comeback After Being Vandalized
You can call the cops on some innocent Black folks BBQing and enjoying life. You can eve
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MLB and MLBPA Jointly Contribute $1 million to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that they are jointly contributing $1 million…
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Toyota and Negro Leaguer Jim Robinson Cruise and Schmooze Baseball
This baseball season was supposed to be a centennial celebration for the Negro Leagues. The coronavirus has shut the stadium…
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The Negro League Baseball Museum Is Not About Soapboxes
A guy once asked the late great Negro League player and ambassador Buck O’Neil, “Well, Mr. O’Neil, what do you…
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Negro League Legends: Oscar Charleston
Five years before the Negro Leagues were founded, its future superstar roamed the outfield for the Indianapolis ABCs -- a…
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Negro League Legends: Cool Papa Bell
Have you ever heard of a man so fast he could turn out the light in the room and be in…
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Baseball Icon Monte Irvin Passes At Age 96
Hall of Famer and baseball icon Monte Irvin has passed away at the age of 96. His death signifies the…
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TSL Black History Month: Diamond Legends
Monte Irvin, the greatest living Negro Leagues baseball player turned 95 years old in 2014. That name may not resonate…
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