From its formation in the late 19th Century until well into the 1940s, Major League Baseball operated in accordance with an unwritten rule that the sport was to remain strictly segregated. The tacit understanding among the owners stipulated that no Blacks were to be signed by any clubs, thereby frustrating the aspirations of many African-Americans who dreamed of playing professionally.Insight News
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"42": Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier
From its formation in the late 19th Century until well into the 1940s, Major League Baseball operated in accordance with an unwritten rule that the sport was to remain strictly segregated. The tacit understanding among the owners stipulated that no Blacks were to be signed by any clubs, thereby frustrating the aspirations of many African-Americans who dreamed of playing professionally.At the crossroads of freedom and equality
February is black history month and this year’s theme is “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.”
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Starting a business? Know what you need to know
For fun, education and breakfast, once a month a group of twenty or so hopeful souls meets to discuss their plans to start new businesses. The conversations are fascinating and I am alternately awed a...
Politics and sports: Let’s debate
Nobody asked me, but I have some unrelated thoughts.
I thought the President missed a lot of opportunities to unmask an oily, disingenuous liar during the first 2012 presidential debate. He seemed surp...
WANTED: A caring and compassionate presidential candidate for the 47%
I confess. I am now, and probably always will be, a member of the 47% about whom Presidential Candidate Romney has voiced his disrespect and disdain. I am African-American. I was a single mom after my...
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