Rockford West's Bennie Horton was NIC-10's first all-conference Black quarterback in 1968
West High's Bennie Horton was the NIC-10 all-conference quarterback. And coach Tom Schwalbach gave him extreme leeway to call ...
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Nike Honors Jackie Robinson With This Griffey 2 Cleat
Pictured here is the upcoming Jackie Robinson-themed Nike Griffey 2 MCS baseball cleat expected to hit retailers in April. The standout element of this colorway is a graphic of Ro ...
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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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Sports, Black History Month, and American Values
Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...
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Breaking Bats and Barriers: Michigan’s Black Baseball History
The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...
Predicting each MLB team's next retired number: Miguel Cabrera, Yadier Molina, Sammy Sosa, more due honors
Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...