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Sonia Sotomayor , in full Sonia Maria Sotomayor (born June 25, 1954, Bronx, New York, U.S.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme
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Jun
25
1954
MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadiums 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer.The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer
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Frank Robinson
Ruth Robinson’s tenth and last child, Frank Robinson Jr., was born in August 31, 1935 after her marriage to her third husband, Frank Robinson. Unfortunately, her third marriage did not work out either and the mother moved to California from Texas with Robinson Jr. and his two
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Aug
31
1935
MLB to return to play in late July | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Major League Baseball will look to kick off the 2020 baseball season on either Thursday July 23rd or Friday July 24th, according to Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. last week. Manfred said Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season approximately one month
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Negro Baseball Leagues
The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II, Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow
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Dec
21
1911
MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice
Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter
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U of Cincinnati Removing Marge Schott's Name from Stadium
CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott’s name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati
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$1.2 million bail for driver that hit 2 Seattle protesters - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday set a $1.2 million bail for the man accused of driving a Jaguar on to a closed Seattle freeway and hitting two protesters, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Dawit Kelete, who is Black, drove the car around vehicles
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Quintuple Champ, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, has won five world titles in five separate weight divisions, lineal titles (defeating undisputed champions) in three weight divisions, as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard is widely
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Death toll from flooding in Japan reaches 55, dozen missing - Black News Channel
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Soldiers used boats to rescue residents as floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japan towns hit by heavy rains expanding across the region Tuesday. At least 55 people have died and a dozen remain missing. Pounding rain since late Friday in the
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Joe Louis
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Astros owner wants fans in Minute Maid Park to make up for revenue loss
Astros owner Jim Crane has an idea of how his season will go and to some it strikes a tone-deaf chord Wednesday when the billionaire told reporters that he will need to allow fans to attend games at Minute Maid Park during this coronavirus pandemic in order to offset revenue losses for the 2020
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Nascar, A Circus With Clowns And All: Why Efforts To Destroy ‘Racism’ Are Destined To Fail Again And Again.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although I am not a proponent of the idea that “history repeats itself,” I will admit that the recent rise in my white countrymen’s participation in the battle to defeat racism, America’s foremost social cancer, reminds me of a Civil Rights Movement era that I routinely address in
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Deion Sanders
A world-renowned sports athlete, professional and currently a TV show host, Deion Sanders was never meant to be mediocre at anything he set his eyes on. One of very few athletes to have ever professionally played football as well as baseball at the national level, Sanders’ marvelous athletic
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Aug
9
1967
ESPN Announces Finalists for ESPY’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award
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Gov. Whitmer Allows Professional Sports to Return to Action
Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-133, which sets guidelines for the safe return of professional sports, without a live
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Jackie Roosevelt Robinson's professional debut
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson made his professional debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in the
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Mar
17
1946
Clock Is Ticking On MLB and NBA Season
The National Basketball Association shut down all games on March 12 when it found out one player tested positive for the
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A Liberal Dose of Sports.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Am I the only one who has noticed that the four major sports leagues in the U.S. have all made a conscious decision to promote radical liberal causes at the expense of simply being a sports
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Move to rename Bloody Sunday bridge has critics in Selma - Black News Channel
By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands gathered in this river city in 1940 to dedicate a new bridge in honor of white supremacist Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. Just 25 years later, the bridge became a global landmark when civil rights
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Toyota Makes Million Dollar Commitment To Youth And Family Programs At New Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy
Kids and families in North Texas will soon have more opportunity for learning and play. The Texas Rangers and Toyota, the Official Truck Sponsor of the Texas Rangers, have announced an additional partnership that will greatly enhance the experience and programs at the new Texas Rangers MLB Youth
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Astros legend Bob ‘The Bull’ Watson dies at 74
HOUSTON — Bob “The Bull” Watson, the first African-American GM to win a World Series, died Thursday due to kidney
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Emmett Ashford
Emmett Ashrord was the first umpire in major league baseball.
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Jan
0
2000
Breonna Taylors family argues police had no cause for raid - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press/BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylors apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but then went ahead with the deadly raid to look for other suspects with no connection to Taylor, her family
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Carl Crawford Speaks Out About Drowning Of Woman And 5-Year-Old Boy At His Home: ‘My Heart’s Heavy’
A small social gathering turned tragic last weekend at Carl Crawford’s Houston home when a 25-year-old woman and five-year-old boy drowned in his outdoor
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When the Black News Channel was launched earlier this year on February 10th, no one could have known how important this year would be for social change. This fourth of July, we are proud to be part of the national media landscape that is making sure our voices are heard. We are especially thankful
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Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins of the Major Baseball League. He was born on March 14, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois and raised in a public housing project in Chicago. He attended and graduated from Calumet High School, where he played baseball. Due to his short
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Mar
14
1960
LA Protesters Detained In Cruelly Ironic Location
UCLA and its faculty expressed outrage Tuesday that Los Angeles police detained people arrested during protests against George Floyd’s death at the university’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, named for Major League Baseball’s first Black player and a school
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Fans of reality TV personality Evelyn Lozada can’t seem to get enough of her curly tresses and dazzling good looks as they swoon over her every move on
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