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Major League Baseball2d
The first ballpark where Jackie made history (and it's still active)
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates ...
Winston-Salem Journal6d
Netflix drama "Six Triple Eight" features High Point woman's World War II journey
A Black woman's military service that's part of the "Six Triple Eight" Netflix seemingly just got scrubbed from the U.S.
Major League Baseball3d
This active Minor League ballpark is where Jackie Robinson first broke a color barrier
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates ...
The Washington Informer3d
D.C. Emancipation Day 2025: Preserving History and Keeping Up the Fight
D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Growing Up Maya Angelou
She said, “Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt ... Run me a bath, please.” Well, in my family, that’s really a very nice thing for somebody to ask you to do. Maybe two or three times ...