Rachel Robinson, Hank Aaron, and Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton Carter Launch the Month-Long Tip Your Cap Campaign to Honor the 100th Anniversary of Baseballs Negro Leagues

Josh Gibson

Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He

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Jan

20

1947

Setting the Record Straight ⋆

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Every time I hear Donald Trump blame President Barack Obama for everything bad, while he takes credit for everything good, I want to scream, but instead, I thought I would do a bit of

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Second inauguration of Barack Obama

The second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, marked the commencement of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in the Blue Room of the White House. A public

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Jan

20

2013

Newswire: Barack Obama, other celebs tip caps to Negro Leagues’ 100th Anniversary

By: Jim LItke, AP Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. The campaign launched Monday with photos

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Black graduate student records racist rant in New York City

The Yale student, Kathryn Graves, is looking to identify the woman to make sure she’s not the perpetrator or victim of someone else’s ire if she continues ranting at

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A Long-Overdue 'Tip of the Cap' to Baseball's Black Pioneers - Voice and Viewpoint

By JIM LITKE, AP Sports Writer Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball's Negro Leagues. The campaign launched

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Kenya

Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada. Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. In the north, the land is arid; the southwest

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Protesters Fell Confederate Monument In D.C., Provoking Trump's Fury

Another Confederate monument has fallen — this time in a city where such memorials were understandably rare to begin with: the

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Seattle Mariners To Discuss Their Experiences In Life And Baseball As Black Men On Juneteenth

As our nation continues to grapple with how to combat systemic racism, four of the 10 African-American players on the Seattle Mariners 40 Man Roster sat down with broadcaster Dave Sims for a virtual panel discussion about their experiences as Black men in life and in

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Gaspard, Patrick (1967- )

Patrick Gaspard’s career in politics and diplomacy spans three decades. Gaspard’s work has involved him in politics at the city and national level and has put him in contact with constituencies traditionally associated with the Democratic Party. As of this writing, Gaspard serves as United States

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Aug

26

2013

Fellow Black Americans Get your Passport: Florida-Native Ernest White II breaks it Down – Free Press of Jacksonville

No matter how many languages I speak, how many countries I’ve been to, how many degrees I have, how many classes I’ve taught, how many non-black friends I have, I am part of the same pariah class as you, demonized because of my skin color and feared because of my potential – for violence as well as

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Appreciation for the Chicago Crusader | The Crusader Newspaper Group

I look forward with great enthusiasm to the delivery of the paper to my home in Houston and reading your coverage of local Chicago stories, historical accounts of Black history in America and the paper’s coverage of national

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Anti-Smoking Groups File Suit Against FDA

today to announce the filing of their suit against the FDA seeking to compel the agency to take action on its own conclusions that adding menthol to the list of banned tobacco products would benefit the public of the

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Obama scheduled to speak at Let Freedom Ring ceremony

President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on

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Obama Thanks Protesters, Encourages Young People To Take Advantage Of The Moment

Source: YouTube / Obama Foundation

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How Income Inequality Affects Minority Workers

It’s no secret that white households in the United States take in significantly more income than black and Latino households do, fueling racial inequality. What’s to blame for this discrepancy? It’s not just that whites work in higher paying jobs than their minority counterparts do. Even when

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Apr

17

2012

Rice, Susan Elizabeth (1964- )

Susan Rice is the current National Security Advisor for the Barack Obama Administration. She is the first African American, the third woman, and the second youngest person to hold the position. Prior to being selected by President Obama for the post, Rice served as a key foreign policy advisor

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Nov

17

1964

Can Charles Booker unseat Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky?

Democratic candidate for Kentucky Senate, Charles Booker, left, and Senator Mitch

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Jackie Robinson

Born: 1/31/1919 Cairo, GeorgiaDied: 10/24/1972 Stamford, ConnecticutJackie Robinson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Apr

15

1947

President Barack Obama Adviser and Civic Leader Valerie Jarrett to Deliver Commencement Address to Spelman College Class of 2017

Valerie Jarrett, the longest-serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama, has had a consequential impact across the American political, civic and business landscape. Jarrett will share wisdom and perspectives about her leadership roles with 490 graduates of the Spelman College class of 2017

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Black mother speaks out after son, 9, denied entry at Baltimore restaurant for 'athletic' gear

READ MORE: Minority corrections officers barred from guarding Derek Chauvin file discrimination claims

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Barack Obama Humor: Classic Jokes, Cartoons and Videos

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Jun

14

2017

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms examines Atlanta’s use of force policies and procedures

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Creates Advisory Council to Examine Atlanta’s Use of Force Policies and Procedures

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Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000

The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex

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Newswire : The killing of George Floyd sparks continued protests, outrage across the nation

By Hamil R. Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin relaxed as he was suffocating George Floyd. His hands were in his pockets. He was looking around and his knee was on the neck of the handcuffed man for nearly nine minutes until he died.It didn’t matter

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Japan, New Zealand march to mourn Floyd, seek change

Tokyo (AP) – Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial

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Mona K. Sutphen

Mona K. Sutphen is a Partner of Macro Advisory Partners LLP, a consulting firm that provides strategic advice in the areas of financial markets, geopolitics and government policy. Previously, Sutphen was Managing Director at UBS AG, a global financial

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Audio of Jimmy Kimmel using 'N' word while imitating Snoop surfaces online

Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Kimmel (Getty

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Barack Obama to deliver special message at Stonewall Day virtual event

(Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF

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Best Barack Obama Cartoons of All Time

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