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Honoring Black History Month: Black athletes, the first in their fields
In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing information about the lives of some of the African-American people and groups who have made an impact in American history. There are many Black athletes ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Breaking the Color Line – Major League Baseball Integration Began 78 Years Ago
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, ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league ... recalled seeing ...
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Phillies Black player history
Allen will be posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Being included in the fraternity of ...
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Subhash Ghai celebrates Jackie Shroff’s Birthday with a heartfelt memory of Madhuri’s first Audition with him
Recently, Subhash Ghai reminisced about Madhuri’s first audition for him, sharing a special moment from that time. He revealed that the 'big star' Jackie ... and was open to playing Salman ...
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Meet the Black baseball great who played all over in the Minors of the 19th century
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
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Retired prosecutor said he was not instructed to protect killers in murder of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The trial of Jackie Johnson, the former Brunswick district attorney who is accused of obstructing the investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, continued Friday with ...
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Celebrating Jackie Robinson's birthday and Fla. legacy
January 31 is the birthday of Jackie Robinson ... first time he did so was during spring training in Daytona Beach. That stadium is now named after him. It is where the Daytona Tortugas play ...
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FRFC First Robinson Financial Corporation
First Robinson Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for First Robinson Savings Bank, National Association that provides various banking products and financial services to ...
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Soul Rep producing play about shutdown of first Black theater troupe in the U.S.
Apocryphal or true, the sentiment gets to the thematic heart of The African Company Presents Richard III, a 1988 play that pieces together the short yet influential saga of the first Black theater ...
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Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban
a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals. Afghanistan is an established force ...
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Mets projected lineup without Pete Alonso moves breakout star to first base
One of their breakout starts from 2024 could step in and play first base. According to the New York Post's Joel Sherman, the Mets asked Brett Baty and Mark Vientos to work on playing first base in ...