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America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoWith a referendum regarding the checkers ordinance about to be contested in a city election, the games were permitted to proceed. In those days, Black fans were allowed to ...
Celebrate Freedom With These 101 Inspiring Juneteenth Instagram Captions
Parade via AOL· 3 hours agoThere’s even a red, white and blue Juneteenth flag that represents the end of slavery, freedom and...
Marcus: The American dream of home ownership can be elusive for some in Indiana
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoOf our most populous counties, the largest gap (35%), between the percent of home ownership for White alone and All others, was recorded for Vanderburgh County. Lake County ...
What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards
theGrio via AOL· 1 hour agoDuring a 2007 interview with The History Makers, he said, “We... as a legislator,” Jason Edwards...
Here's What It Means Every Time You See a Butterfly Out in the Wild
The Pioneer Woman via AOL· 1 hour agoButterflies come in almost all colors of the rainbow including red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, ...
Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoThis is where white supremacist Bull Connor turned police dogs and high-powered fire hoses on peaceful protesters. This is the home...year-old Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ...
With ‘Fifteen Cents on the Dollar,’ journalists illustrate America’s Black-white wealth gap - The...
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoAs Story saw it, theirs would fill a void in the catalog of texts on racial wealth inequities. Now,...
MLB games won't return to Field of Dreams movie site in 2024. What's happening instead?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoWhen was the last Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa? The Chicago White Sox and the New York...
NAF Seeks To Make An Impact On Black Homeownership
National Mortgage Professional· 6 days agoNew American Funding (NAF) announces the launch of NAF Black Impact, formerly known as NAF Dream, to focus on loan officer recruitment, education, and...
Black women played baseball at Rickwood, too: ‘Sensational’
Birmingham News· 1 hour agoAs part of the leadup to the June 20 game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in Birmingham, local historians say it’s essential to remember Black women ...