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Sixteen teams have survived, including the Miami Marlins, the only team with a Black team president, Derrick Jeter, the legendary New York Yankee.

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Powell S. Barnett was a child when his father arrived in Roslyn to work in the coal mines. Seeing no future in mining, Powell left for Seattle in 1906, and quickly found work. Years later, after working in construction and for hotels, he served as a clerk for State Senator Frank Connor. Barnett

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Governor Ron DeSantis: ‘All Professional Sports are Welcome’ in Florida – Free Press of Jacksonville

DeSantis said if commissioners run into trouble elsewhere in the country, even out-of-state teams would be welcome in

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The one statue in Seattle that is not at risk? | The Orlando Advocate

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood is home to an assortment of eccentric sculptures, including one 16-foot statue of a founding father of the Soviet Union. The statue of communist revolutionary Vladimir Illyich Lenin is both venerated and loathed. It was toppled once, decades ago during the collapse of

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Moises Alou, major league baseball outfielder, is born.

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In 1990, Elaine Weddington Steward was named assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox, making her the first Black woman executive of a professional baseball organization.

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26

1990

National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Special Milk Program - Milwaukee Community Journal

The City School, Inc today announced its policy for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The

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PHOTOS: These masks are the cat’s meow | The Orlando Advocate

A Mexican designer has started cranking out “anti-Covid-19” masks for cats. Along with serving as a shield to help deter the spread of the illness from cat to cat, Nestor Ortega says his creations are “an accessory [that] serves to remind us that we are going through a very difficult situation and

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Mayor Turner encourages Houstonians to apply for COVID-19 rental assistance - DefenderNetwork.com

Mayor Sylvester Turner today reminded Houstonians - residents and landlords - about the City's rental assistance program to help those experiencing financial challenges as a result of COVID-19. Information available here in English and Spanish Beginning today through Wednesday, August 26, landlords

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Founder of Pro-Line

Comer Cottrell, founder and president of Pro-Line Corporation (1970), the largest African American owned business in the Southwest and the first African American to be part owner of a major league baseball team (1989), the Texas Rangers, born

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1931

Gone Too Soon: Toronto Rapper Houdini Murdered In Home Town

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders gave the news outlet further

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Wayman “Red” Longley: Negro League Baseball Player & Umpire

Wayman 'Red' Longley was a Negro League baseball player from 1931-1950 and occasionally served as a Negro League baseball umpire. Longley born September 7th, 1909 in Little Rock, AR, he was the son of William and Ora Longley. Longley played semi-professional baseball before joining the 1931-1932

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Covid-19: Acting Gauteng Health MEC promises nurses on contract will be paid July salaries | News24

Acting Gauteng Health MEC Jacob Mamabolo has said nurses who were appointed on Covid-19 contracts will be paid their salaries before the end of August.

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First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named Nationa

First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named National League Rookie of the Year, 1947

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Sep

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1947

Michelle Obama warns at DNC that Trump is 'in over his head' | The Atlanta Voice

At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, former first lady Michelle Obama told party members that “when they go low, we go high.” After four years of President Donald Trump, she came back to give it to them straight. “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me they can; and they

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Black Baseball in Minnesota: The Pipestone Black Sox

In the following article historian Bruce A. Glasrud follows the exploits of an all black baseball team in the southwestern Minnesota town of Pipestone in the 1920s which at the time had virtually no black residents. Nonetheless the team competed with other white, all-black, and racially integrated

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First Blacks in Baseball

Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black in the major leagues in modern times. Larry Doby joined the Cleveland Indians on July 6 and became the first Black in the American League. Three other Blacks played in the major leagues in 1947: Dan Bankhead, pitcher, Brooklyn

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Apr

25

1947

Several baseball players are opting out of the 2020 MLB Season, citing personal health and safety | The Atlanta Voice

Three players have decided to opt out of the rescheduled Major League Baseball season due to health concerns amid coronavirus outbreak. Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross will not be playing the 2020 season, the team confirmed on Monday. Arizona Diamondbacks

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Judge halts Trump's rollback of transgender health protections - DefenderNetwork.com

Federal District Court Judge Frederic Block issued a preliminary injunction against a recently published regulation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services which would illegally strip away critical anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. The injunction comes

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Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Clevelan

Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Cleveland Indians and the first Black manager of a major league team, 1975

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1975

Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the

Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League. He is the first African American to head a major sports league.

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Feb

3

1989

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority gifts $121K to Houston students - DefenderNetwork.com

Despite this moment of racial turmoil, health uncertainty and economic hardship, the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. awarded $121,700 scholarships this year. These funds reduced the financial burden for more than 50 recent high school graduates and current college

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Astros legend Bob ‘The Bull’ Watson dies at 74

HOUSTON — Bob “The Bull” Watson, the first African-American GM to win a World Series, died Thursday due to kidney

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Honoring Jackie Robinson extends into orbit this year

Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this

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Will Montague, Wheatley show up for nomination?

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Jackie Robinson

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There’s no Kenny Williams in Major League Baseball without Bob Watson.

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Chicago White Sox ACE program showcase several players in the Wilson Premier Classic | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Editor The Chicago White Sox ACE (Amateur City Elite) program sent seven players to participate in the fifth-annual Wilson Premier Classic (WPC) from Thursday, September 10 through Monday, September 14, in Emerson, Georgia. The seven players who represented the

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'Long road to recovery' for businesses as lockdown restrictions ease | News24

Cigarette packets flew off the shelves of Wesley's Tobacconist in Johannesburg, as a strict anti-coronavirus lockdown imposed in March was scaled down.

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Coronavirus impact on African aviation worse than initially estimated, says IATA | Fin24

The International Air Transport Association now estimates that job losses in African aviation and related industries could increase to 3.5 million.

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