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Fifty years after Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, his legacy remains at Gresham Park

Young aspiring players hone their skills on Atlanta park’s diamond

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Hank Aaron on his time in the Negro Leagues: ‘It gave me opportunity’

Aaron describes his year with the Indianapolis Clowns in the upcoming book ‘Comeback Season’

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Let’s rename Atlanta’s baseball team to the Atlanta Hammers

It would honor Hammerin’ Hank Aaron and eliminate a racist reminder

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Remembering Hank Aaron at the site of No. 715

Generations of fans visited the Atlanta landmark to celebrate Aaron’s life and contributions to baseball

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Hank Aaron and his eternal connection to Black baseball

Aaron became his generation’s most direct descendent of Jackie Robinson not because he wanted to, but because he knew he had to

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50 years ago, one amazing month put Atlanta in the national sports spotlight

Muhammad Ali returned to the ring, Hank Aaron’s pursuit of Babe Ruth got serious and Pistol Pete arrived in the NBA

The Uplift

Today in black history: Happy birthday, Hank Aaron, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits 38,000 points, Bob Douglas to the Hall of Fame, and more

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 5

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MLB and former players pitch in to get young black talent in the game

Hank Aaron is leading effort to mentor, instruct and inspire next generation of stars

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How the ‘Black Godfather’ changed baseball legend Hank Aaron’s life

Aaron joins Hollywood to toast new Netflix documentary about music executive Clarence Avant

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