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Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoLeagues, the only league that permitted Mays to play professionally. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. preached at the 16th Street Baptist Church ...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
Gannett via AOL· 3 days ago...Luther King is arrested in Birmingham for "parading without a permit." ■ April 16: King's "Letter...
Birmingham Legion FC unveils ‘Juneteenth’ kits
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 6 days agoFor the third time in club history, Birmingham Legion is honoring Juneteenth with a limited edition kit. The Legion revealed their special edition kits...
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 4 days agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
Retired AP reporter Hoyt Harwell dies at 93; covered key events in the American South
KAAL Austin· 4 days agoHoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who covered key events in the American South and was a mentor to young reporters, has died. Harwell died at home June 12 following ...
Jon Batiste will perform in a pregame celebration during a tribute to the Negro Leagues
NPR· 1 day agoBATISTE: And I come into a place like this or when I walk, you know, you go past even tragic sites that - you know, 16th Street, the Baptist church ...
Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoWillie was a National Leaguer, and he was rooting for the Cubs. Willie was 85 at the time, an...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 1 day agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...