#Negro

JJ Cooper

jjcoop36

To give an example of established players who jumped straight from the Negro Leagues to MLB. Monte Irvin had a .990 OPS in 1946, .898 in 1947 and .782 in

Joe Schmidt

HSGlobalHistory

Not seeing enough on my TL about the centennial of the Negro Leagues. So, starting a thread with a picture of 1919 Chicago American Giants and the team’s owner/manager Rube

Mahan Esfahani

MahanEsfahani

A BRIEF THREAD FOR SCHMUCKS: the internet is full of musically illiterate takes on Lady Gaga’s rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. Many of you don’t know this, but I’m the

Randy

pamsson

I think @clintonyates hits on the issue I briefly touched upon earlier regarding the MLB/Negro Leagues news. One thing I 1000% agree with Clinton is MLB cannot remove the description

Anika Orrock

Anikadrawls

This illustration, from my book The Incredible Women of the AAGPBL, of Connie Morgan, Mamie Johnson & Toni Stone with their Indianapolis Clowns teammates is now available as a limited

MLB Cathedrals ⚾️

MLBcathedrals

In the history of the Negro Leagues, there are six ballparks that still exist, three are still used for baseball, two are in the midst of renovation and one is

Openly Black History

clintonyates

Um, I will never call the Negro Leagues the Major Leagues. Why would I? Negro does not signify less than, and never will. lol my dude. until they start paying

scott simkus

scott_simkus

NEGRO LEAGUE STATISTICS (a thread): There is a stigma associated with stats from Black professional baseball. This stigma dates back to the 1970s and 80s, and it goes a little

Mike Green

amikegreen2

Most Americans have never been taught anything about the "Negro American Revolution." This explains why educators, media, clergy, pundits and politicos struggle to understand today's socioeconomic and political battlegrounds.

Tim Marchman

timmarchman

I'm very happy about this, but hope that as part of this recognition MLB commits to fully supporting the institutions that have preserved and are currently preserving Negro Leagues history,

Keener Tippin

Leoprds_Coach_K

Black History Month: 28 Days; 28 Facts. FACT NO. 13: On this date in Black History – February 13, 1920 – Andrew "Rube" Foster organizes The Negro Baseball League, the

N.S. Olya

senscommunrare

Thread time! In the preface to The World and Africa, W.E.B. Du Bois laments not being able to use the classicist Frank M. Snowden Jr.'s research on black people in

Respectable Lawyer

RespectableLaw

During this time of protest, I know we could all use an uplifting story. So I want to tell you about El Negro Matapacos, the heroic Chilean protest dog who

Robert booden

BobertRooden

Also, here’s a thread on some of the common arguments against making the “negro leagues” officially major leagues, and why they are all very stupid arguments. I do hope Aubrey

burn down the world for Angel Unique

disrupthehuman

in chapter 5 of _Wage Labour and Capital_, Marx asks the question "What is a Negro slave?"and answers with "A man of the black race. The one explanation is worthy

accidental heller | Beth 💙💚🤚

pumkinspn

"First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great

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