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Bob Kendrick talks loss of Willie Mays ahead of historic game in Birmingham
WDAF via Yahoo Sports· 4 days ago“In a highly, deeply segregated Birmingham, the Birmingham Black Barons outdrew their black...
Baseball great Willie Mays dies leaving ‘a legacy like no other’
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoHe was named National League rookie of the year in 1951 – after the Giants brought his contract from...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSurrounded by loved ones, her final words were documented as “I go away to prepare a place for......
Belgian Filmmaker Michiel Blanchart on His Action Thriller ‘Night Call’ Set Amid Black Lives Matter...
Variety· 1 day agoA restless spirit with a roving imagination, Belgian filmmaker Michiel Blanchart, developed his...
Kevin de León seeks to rename Pershing Square for Biddy Mason, ex-slave and unsung L.A. hero
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoOn Wednesday, De León announced he intends to rename Pershing Square after Biddy Mason, who was born...
Rickwood Field, a time capsule of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB for Negro Leagues tribute
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoMaintaining history The ballpark is still standing against many odds. Built around the same time as...
The hidden figure behind the iconic rainbow flag
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLynn Segerblom is an unsung hero behind the iconic rainbow flag that symbolizes the gay rights movement. Despite her significant contribution, history...
The German who taught England to love itself
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoLike a greedy boy at prep school receiving a cake through the post, my eyes widened whenever I got hold of a new county volume to devour in the Buildings...
Baseball world mourns death of Willie Mays
Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoThank you Willie ️ #restinparadise — JIMMY ROLLINS (@JimmyRollins11) June 19, 2024 My heart is broken. All our hearts are broken. The world lost an...
Where was Willie Mays from? Late MLB legend was Alabama native who began career in Birmingham
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoHe's one of just seven MLB players with at least 3,000 hits and at least 500 home runs. Over his 23-year MLB career, Mays compiled the following stats: Batting average: .301 Home runs: 660 RBIs ...
