Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...
Ray Mackey III recalled, “Monte Irvin and Buck O’Neil told ... him to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “None of the Negro League players, even the ones in the Hall ...
BUZZ MAGAZINE The Negro Leagues have only recently received their due in baseball history, as their story, in a time when ...
Black team owners established the Negro National League. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the league started with eight teams.
In addition to its partnership with the Kansas City Royals to offer free admission during Black History Month, the Negro ...
On June 12 of this upcoming season, the Durham Bulls will play a game as the Durham Black Sox. The Bulls are the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays and th ...
Big plans are underway to enhance the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Two years after a $25 million e xpansion plan was introduced, museum President Bob Kendrick says it is time to put the vision into ...
Explore the history and legacy of the TWA terminal, once a symbol of the 'Golden Age of Flying' and now an abandoned landmark ...
The museum opened in the 1990s as a single office space. Legends like the great late Buck O’Neil took turns paying rent out of pocket.
Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...
The Suffolk and the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force present the second installment of “Black History On Screen.” ...
During his career, Eddie G.G. Burton barnstormed across the country with such all-stars as Satchel Paige, Minnie Miñoso and Josh Gibson.