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Why the MVP award should be renamed after Negro Leagues great Josh Gibson
Removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name and changing it to the ‘Josh Gibson MVP Award’ would be an act of redemption
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The ‘comma effect’ on bias and Black lives
That grammatical pause helps explain how racism thrives
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Happiness vs. survival: America battles its own emotions
Statues of racists are coming down … but this marathon isn’t close to over
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Angels’ Jo Adell on the impact of coronavirus, protests and the loss of baseball
The rising star opens up about how recent events have affected him
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Why Michael Jordan playing baseball was the coolest thing
Watching MJ in the minors was motivating for young ballplayers
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Music to his ears: How Jackie Robinson’s love of jazz helped civil rights movement
The ‘Afternoon of Jazz’ concert hosted by Jackie and his wife Rachel was a ‘jam session for civil rights’ and raised nearly $15,000
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After Jackie: Players who followed Robinson to MLB also faced ongoing racism
The painful stories of baseball players such as Dick Allen, Bob Gibson and Bill White aren’t as well known
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What happened to the African American catcher?
Examining the lack of black catchers in MLB and the prospects with a shot
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Members of Congress unite in call for Baseball Hall of Fame to elect Curt Flood
‘Curt Flood paid a pretty horrible price. He put everything on the line’