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Negro-League Players Don’t Belong in the MLB Record Books
The Atlantic· 12 hours agoWhat makes the achievement particularly unusual is that Gibson has been dead since 1947. Gibson’s...
Giants, Cardinals to wear Negro League throwbacks in Rickwood game
NBC Sports BayArea via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoLouis Cardinals meet at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., next Thursday, the two teams will honor...
Negro League players knew they were good enough; now, we all do
Las Vegas Sun· 7 days agoIn this Jan. 27, 2005 file photo, bronze statues of Negro League greats including pitcher Satchel...
MLB games won't return to Field of Dreams movie site in 2024. What's happening instead?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Sports· 13 hours agoIt's available from sunrise to sunset daily. Construction work continues at the site, but the...
Local historian sees progress in Negro Leagues records being recognized by MLB | D'Angelo
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo Sports· 7 hours agoFrom 1900 to 1948, all-stars from each league would barnstorm the country playing each other. Of 180 documented games, Negro League all-stars won more than half.
New hope to save Kansas City home of Negro League legend Satchel Paige
Axios· 5 days agoMajor League Baseball's move to include the stats of Negro League players in its historic record...
Finally, a specific accounting of land stolen from the formerly enslaved
Mother Jones· 9 hours ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly...
Negro Leagues Legend’s Descendant Working to Give Players Dignity in Death
Sports Illustrated· 6 days agoNow, some eight decades after he threw his final pitch, Streeter has a new hold in the record books....
Baseball Legend Willie Mays Amazed He Has 10 More Hits After MLB Integrated Negro League Stats |...
EURweb· 6 days ago*(CNN) — Baseball legend Willie Mays never expected to get 10 more career hits five decades after...
VR experience featuring African Americans and Route 66
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 22 hours agoBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Virtual reality, Route 66 and Black history are coming together.It’s a...