Posts Tagged ‘baseball’

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Sep28

Black History That Isn’t “Black” History

by Duane on September 28th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Posted In: Headlines, Remember, The Brothas, Wow!

Not only was baseball history made this past weekend, but yet another page was added to Black history in general.

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Jul08

The Media’s Obsession With The “Not Enough Blacks In Baseball” Claim

by Duane on July 8th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Posted In: Headlines, Our Expression, The Media

As many of you may have realized, mainstream media (not any Black folks that I know) has been obsessed with their claim that not enough African-Americans play professional baseball. Never mind the fact that pro baseball is filled with Blacks from other countries. No. Pro baseball has a thing against American Blacks, so therefore [...]

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Mar10

We’re Not Interested In Baseball, But It’s Baseball’s Fault?

by Duane on March 10th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Posted In: Our children, Our Expression, The Brothas, The Media

USA Today continues the discussion that has never really caught that much traction in the real world.

“It’s common for high schools to arrange transportation for their kids to attend practices and games, but how do kids get to the academies if no one is home to drive them?
‘I’ve seen it operate in (Compton),’ Boras [...]

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Jul13

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson: Featured video for the week

by Duane on July 13th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Posted In: Our Expression, Remember

Since switching to this latest template, I haven’t taken the opportunity to talk about the random videos you see on the right sidebar.
This week’s featured video is of the living baseball legend, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson.
Taken from the website of the Negro League Baseball Players Association (NLBPA)
Born: Sept 27, 1935
Right-handed pitcher
Indianapolis Clowns 1953-55
Mamie, who [...]

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