Frank Robinson

Charley Pride

Charley Pride , in full Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938, Sledge, Mississippi, U.S.), American country music singer who broke new ground in the 1960s by becoming the most successful African American star that the field had known to date and a significant next-generation standard bearer for

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Mar

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1938

Community colleges could see influx of athletes as coronavirus disrupts sports recruiting | Black Voice News

Thanks to the coronavirus, he was right: In March, the California Community College Athletic Association announced it was cancelling all spring sports, mirroring a similar decision by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which oversees university

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The National Civil Rights Museum Plans Freedom Award 30th Anniversary in 2021

Memphis, TN, June 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum is canceling the 29th Freedom Award, its flagship fundraising event, as it looks forward to the 30th anniversary next

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffery Jordan is an American basketball legend who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards for 15 seasons. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. In high school he played baseball, football, and basketball. When he

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1963

First black manager inmajor league baseball.

On August 31, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., American professional baseball player and manager Frank Robinson was born. He was the first black manager in major league baseball.

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1935

Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson

Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM.

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Jun

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1991

Former Houston Astros Baseball Player and New York Yankees General Manager Bob Watson Dies at 74

“Bob Watson was a highly accomplished figure in our National Pastime and a deeply respected colleague for those of us at Major League Baseball,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement Friday

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Bubba Wallace Rolls on Despite Incident

By Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer

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Bob Watson, All-Star Slugger and Executive, Dies at 74 | Afro

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first Black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Loving (2016)

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As face mask requirements pop back up across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott faces criticism from local leaders and fellow Republicans

The order came two days after Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff ordered businesses in his county to require employees and customers wear face masks when social distancing is not

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven

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Five men arrested in relation to Clarendon double murder

Five men were taken into custody on Friday after being intercepted by Clarendon Police at the Mineral Heights Toll Plaza in the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(1838) Angelina Grimké Weld, “Speech in Pennsylvania Hall”

In the speech below Angelina Grimke Weld, who was born to a prominent slaveholding family in Charleston, South Carolina, invites the women and men of Philadelphia to join her in the campaign against

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Kenesaw Mountain Landis , (born Nov. 20, 1866, Millville, Ohio, U.S.—died Nov. 25, 1944, Chicago, Ill.), American federal judge who, as the first commissioner of organized professional baseball, was noted for his uncompromising measures against persons guilty of dishonesty or other conduct he

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Bob Watson, All-Star Slugger and Executive, Dies At 74

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has

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Source: Black America Web

88-year-old praises God for sending help

FORMER BASIC school teacher, 88-year-old Luna Hall, peered out of her board dwelling and shouted, “Thank you, Jesus, help is here,” as she received her care package on May

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

MLB’s lacking social voice and the decline of African-American ballplayers

Every April 15, Major League Baseball touts the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the game’s role in changing the face of sports in

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Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, National Negro League hits 100 Year Milestone

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of National Negro League as a response to segregation in Major League Baseball.

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U of Cincinnati Removing Marge Schott's Name from Stadium

CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott’s name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati

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Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd is a retired NBA basketball professional, who is widely considered as one of the most talented players in the history of the game. He was born on March 23, 1973 to Steve and Anne Kidd. He was the oldest of six children and was a talented sportsman from an early age, being sought by AAU

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Source: Black History Resources

Mar

23

1973

Ernie Banks

Ernest Banks, his family’s first son and second child, was born in Dallas, Texas on January 31, 1931 and devoted the first few years of his childhood to helping around the house and attending Church and Sunday school. For a while, his mother thought that Banks would take after his grandfather to

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1931

Pedro Sierra Recounts Glory Days in Negro Baseball League

Before a worldwide pandemic shutdown sports, Major League Baseball had planned to use Tuesday, June 29, as a celebration and tip of the cap to the Negro Leagues which began 100 years

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Source: The Washington Informer

Honoring Jackie Robinson extends into orbit this year

Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this

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Murder of James Byrd Jr.

James Byrd Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an African-American who was murdered by three white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and John King dragged Byrd for three miles behind a pick-up truck along an asphalt road. Byrd, who remained

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Satchel Paige

Leroy Robert Satchel Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by being known as perhaps the best pitcher in baseball history, by his longevity in the game, and by attracting record

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Clock Is Ticking On MLB and NBA Season

The National Basketball Association shut down all games on March 12 when it found out one player tested positive for the

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Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank” (1934- )

Henry Louis Aaron was born February 5, 1934, in Mobile, Alabama, the third of eight children to Herbert Aaron, a shipyard worker at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, and his wife, Estella. Aaron decided he wanted to be a major league baseball player after hearing a speech by the Brooklyn

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Source: Black Past

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of George Floyd death

(Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty

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Prince Hall Masonry founded

Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

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