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Minor League Baseball program aims to increase diversity in front offices
FIELD program introduces underrepresented groups to professional baseball
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 4/14/17
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HBCU
Hank Aaron wants to be remembered for more than home runs
His Chasing the Dream Foundation helps fund college scholarships
Culture
Adidas, Shinola honor Jackie Robinson with style
Items commemorate the 70th anniversary of No. 42 breaking the color barrier
Sports
Emmett Ashford, first black umpire in the majors, makes his debut
‘He overwhelmed people with his endurance and his charm’
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 4/12/17
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Sports
The day the White Sox took a chance on Bo Jackson
Chicago signed injured two-sport star to a one-year deal after others passed on him
Culture
Get fitted: 28 ways the hip-hop generation made baseball’s classic cap a cultural phenomenon
Hat to the back (or front) by musical icons such as Eazy-E, Aaliyah, Jay Z and Ice Cube made the fitted fit into popular culture
Sports
The story behind Oscar Gamble’s 1976 baseball card and that Hall of Fame Afro
A trade to the Yankees cost Gamble his Afro Sheen endorsement