Podcasts about negro baseball league

Baseball is the quintessential American sport.  Its long history dates back to the mid-19th century.  But the sport has had a fractious history when it came to race relations.  Despite quite a large number of African Americans playing in various leagues along-side white players in the early years of the sport, by the turn of the 20th century, complete segregation took hold.  A number of quote, Negro leagues were formed to allow for African Americans to play the sport, but various factors caused most of them to fail.  Players faced serious discrimination and some stadiums refused to let black teams play at their facilities.It all changed in 1920, when Rube Foster launched the Negro National League. Reformulated several times with new leagues and owners, Negro League baseball enjoyed periods of success in the early 1920s and again after the Great Depression. However, Jackie Robinson's integration of baseball in 1947 prompted a slow but irreversible influx of talent to the major leagues, and the remaining Negro League teams mostly folded by the 1960s.  Middle Tennessee fielded a number of great African American baseball players and Nashville hosted several Negro League teams.  Including the Villians, the Black Vols, the Elite Giants, and the Stars.On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred declared that the seven historic Negro leagues would be recognized as official major leagues, with their players' records and statistics counted in baseball's record books.Hosts Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan speak to author Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, author of several books and articles on women's sports and Negro League baseball including “Daddy's Scrapbook: Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective,” which she published in 2015.  In 2017, Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton was inducted into the Fisk University Sports Hall of Fame.

In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented and accomplished singer, songwriter, filmmaker, author, lecturer and photographer... Byron Motley. They discuss his early years; being raised in Kansas Missouri, his early exposure to music and singing and the love that he developed for performance -- to eventually having a musical career, working on Broadway and performing and recording with such luminaries as Dionne Warwick, Celine Dion, John Legend and Barry Manilow. They explore the fascinating and rich history of the Negro Baseball League… and how it's draped in a fabric that mirrors America's culture. The celebrated legacy of his late father; Negro League chief umpire Bob Motley. How Byron co-authored his father's memoir — which he made into a documentary entitled THE LEAGUE, the fascinating interviews he conducted with prominent figures including Maya Angelou and how the film is a tribute that honors Byron's late father and is an effort to keep the memory and history of the Negro Baseball League alive — and share it with future generations..! Guest Bio: Byron Motley is a modern day Renaissance Man with diverse interests and talent… An accomplished singer/songwriter/filmmaker/lecturer/author and photographer. As a performer Byron has worked on Broadway and performed and recorded with such luminaries as Natalie Cole, Dionne Warwick, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Byron's most recent CD “Jazz & Cocktails” (Cocoa Blu Records) has garnered impressive reviews and received attention both stateside and internationally. His one-man musical show "Hitmakers, Heroes & Homeruns” has dazzled audiences nationwide honoring the Negro Baseball Leagues & Jazz. An avid baseball fan, Byron co-authored his father's memoir THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES: Tales of Umpiring Legendary Players, Breaking Barriers, and Making American History. (Simon & Schuster/Skyhorse/Sports Publishing, LLC).  Byron's documentary, "THE LEAGUE", about the history and legacy of the Negro Baseball League, was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023 in NYC.  The project is now streaming on various platforms including, Apple, Amazon, Vudu, Spectrum Dish and other outlets!  An award-winning photographer, Byron's work has shown in galleries, boutiques and museums in the United States, Europe and Cuba. His exhibit “Viva Cuba Beisbol: A Photographic Journey into the heart and soul of Cuban Baseball” recently enjoyed a six-month gallery exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.  Byron's award-winning photographic book, EMBRACING CUBA (University Press of Florida), contains nearly 200 color images (with essays) exploring the richness of the island. His photography has been featured in Vanity Fair, The Advocate, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, 3Sixty magazines and Bruno Gmünder books and have shown in galleries, boutiques and museums in the United States, Europe, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Some of his notable subjects include: Hank Aaron - Baseball Hall of Famer and Dr. Maya Angelou - The People's Poet.For more on Eric's Perspective, visit www.ericsperspective.com#ERICSPERSPECTIVE #AFRICANAMERICAN #ARTSUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2vVJkDnConnect with us ONLINE: Visit Eric's Perspective website: https://bit.ly/2ZQ41x1Facebook: https://bit.ly/3jq5fXPInstagram: https://bit.ly/39jFZxGX: https://bit.ly/2OMTikTok: https://bit.ly/4cv8zfg

Dr. Frank Lance of Parks & People tells Nestor about the local group and many organizations supporting the creation of a proper Black Sox Memorial and a Negro League Baseball history trail planned for the Baltimore waterfront. The post Dr. Frank Lance tells Nestor about Black Sox memorial and Negro Baseball League History planned for Baltimore waterfront first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Episode 40: Negro League BaseballBaseball is the quintessential American sport. Its long history dates back to the mid-19th century. But the sport has had a fractious history when it came to race relations. Despite quite a large number of African Americans playing in various leagues along-side white players in the early years of the sport, by the turn of the 20th century, complete segregation took hold. A number of quote, Negro leagues were formed to allow for African Americans to play the sport, but various factors caused most of them to fail. Players faced serious discrimination and some stadiums refused to let black teams play at their facilities.It all changed in 1920, when Rube Foster launched the Negro National League. Reformulated several times with new leagues and owners, Negro League baseball enjoyed periods of success in the early 1920s and again after the Great Depression. However, Jackie Robinson's integration of baseball in 1947 prompted a slow but irreversible influx of talent to the major leagues, and the remaining Negro League teams mostly folded by the 1960s.Middle Tennessee fielded a number of great African American baseball players and Nashville hosted several Negro League teams. Including the Villians, the Black Vols, the Elite Giants, and the Stars.On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred declared that the seven historic Negro leagues would be recognized as official major leagues, with their players' records and statistics counted in baseball's record books.Hosts Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan speak to author Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, author of several books and articles on women's sports and Negro League baseball including “Daddy's Scrapbook: Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective,” which she published in 2015. In 2017, Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton was inducted into the Fisk University Sports Hall of Fame.

Episode 40: Negro League BaseballBaseball is the quintessential American sport. Its long history dates back to the mid-19th century. But the sport has had a fractious history when it came to race relations. Despite quite a large number of African Americans playing in various leagues along-side white players in the early years of the sport, by the turn of the 20th century, complete segregation took hold. A number of quote, Negro leagues were formed to allow for African Americans to play the sport, but various factors caused most of them to fail. Players faced serious discrimination and some stadiums refused to let black teams play at their facilities.It all changed in 1920, when Rube Foster launched the Negro National League. Reformulated several times with new leagues and owners, Negro League baseball enjoyed periods of success in the early 1920s and again after the Great Depression. However, Jackie Robinson's integration of baseball in 1947 prompted a slow but irreversible influx of talent to the major leagues, and the remaining Negro League teams mostly folded by the 1960s.Middle Tennessee fielded a number of great African American baseball players and Nashville hosted several Negro League teams. Including the Villains, the Black Vols, the Elite Giants, and the Stars.On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred declared that the seven historic Negro leagues would be recognized as official major leagues, with their players' records and statistics counted in baseball's record books.Hosts Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan speak to author Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, author of several books and articles on women's sports and Negro League baseball including “Daddy's Scrapbook: Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective,” which she published in 2015. In 2017, Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton was inducted into the Fisk University Sports Hall of Fame.

"The League," the most recent film from acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard, tells the story of the Negro Baseball League and how vital it was to the Black community as a whole. He joins to discuss and take your calls.

We tell you about a new FAFSA requirement at Milwaukee Public Schools. Then, we learn about new housing opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth. We tell you about a new statue memorializing Vel Phillips at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Plus, learn about efforts to recognize and memorialize players from the Negro Baseball League.

Hello Mogpies! Many have heard the phrase "walk a mile in my shoes", but we have never been able to truly do this...until now. VR has given us the ability to experience almost first hand certain situations that would have been lost to us in the past. And many designers are using it as a tool to educate individuals on historical events or personal stories. From going to the wrong bathroom to playing in the Negro Baseball League we can now experience just about everything. But the question here is does this create true empathy or is it more of a gaming experience. Can we truly walk a mile in someone else's shoes using VR? -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

For decades, the name William Richardson symbolized hope and opportunity in a close-knit northeast Denver community. But Richardson had lived an extraordinary life even before that. This is the never-before-told story of a Colorado family who uncovers their dad's contributions to sports history, Black history, and American history while playing in the Negro Baseball League, a league born out of a period of racial segregation. Then he went on to touch the lives of hundreds of young people in metro Denver. Colorado In Depth is a podcast of special reporting, documentary news and investigations from CPR News. Follow the podcast for reporting from the Four Corners to the Eastern Plains to the mountains. Reporter and writer: Chandra Thomas Whitfield Editor and host: Rachel Estabrook Sound design, production and mixing: Pedro Lumbraño Artwork: Mia Rincón Executive producers: Kevin Dale and Brad Turner Thanks also to Carl Bilek

Please join me in welcoming Richard Lee Procter, author, “SUGARBALL, A Novel of Negro Baseball League.” The book is based on a true story, and highlights the indignities many players endured in the Negro baseball league, and the history behind it.   This is fascinating account dating back to 1937, when the dictator of the Dominican Republic enlisted the greatest baseball players from the American Negro League, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell, to represent his country in a national baseball tournament. The players quickly found themselves celebrated in a country with no race prejudice. What they couldn't know is that they were pawns in a deadly, winner-take-all political game. The tale is told by the 12 year old bat boy who watched it all, based on a true story.      Thanks for joining us for this conversation with Richard, who said he's been fascinated with this story since he was a young boy, and wanted to make sure to tell the story of these men, and all of the players who had to endure prejudice and mistreatment, and how they overcame it. Full interview LIVE on #DeborahKobyltLIVE on all video and audio platforms. Thanks for tuning in, and please invite your friends, too. #DeborahZaraKobylt 

TC is joined by Bob Kendrick, the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, discussing the history of the Negro Leagues and its greatest players. Bob discusses the important work the museum is doing to preserve the history of the Negro Baseball League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Raj, Founder and Executive Creative Director, Citizen Group (San Francisco, CA) Inspired by Marc Gobé's book, Citizen Brand:  10 Commandments for Transforming Brand Culture in a Consumer Democracy, Robin Raj, Founder and Executive Creative Director at Citizen Group, started his agency in 2006 to work with entities committed to meaningful and measurable pro-social impact. His agency's proposition is that organizations build brand value when they “walk their talk” and operate in ways that enhance society for their employees, shareholders, and consumers.  Robin notes that the rise of social media has created a window on organizational operations . . . companies have a harder time projecting a “corporate mirage” that “everything is okay” when people can now see what is going on, assess practices, and ask the tougher questions. Clients today include for-profit companies, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, cities, and trade associations. Working with Amnesty International and other NGOs while he was at Chiat/Day early in his career, Robin became aware of two operational economies: “the Moneyball ad world, where money is thrown around (half a million for a 30-second spot)” and the $15k budget for creating a nonprofit PSA environment. Gobé's book identifies the trend toward citizen branding as a convergence between these two economies. At his agency's inception, Robin worked with Walmart's sustainability effort and explored how big-box retail stores needed to change their operational practices to support sustainability, creating “a race to the top for brands to reutilize, recycle, (and produce) less waste” and a model for future initiatives with other organizations. Brands get a lift from doing the right thing, he says, both for society and for the environment. In his early adulthood, Robin says he didn't know that people had human rights. He says the 30 articulated in the United Nation's post World War II Universal Declaration of Human Rights made a big impact on him. Citizen Group is involved in a diverse range of projects. It is working with: Sports apparel retailer Lids on a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative (They Gave Us Game) to recognize and honor early Black sports leagues.  A group called Leading Age on the Keep Leading Life campaign to showcase the variety of caregiving and expert services available to people who are aging. With close friend Jordan Harris, Robin shares a concern about the need to promote electric vehicles. Citizen Group commissioned a study to investigate the feasibility of shading California's 4,000 mile aqueduct system with solar canopies to reduce evaporation, conserve water, reduce algal growth, and generate power. Annual water savings for a complete end-to-end system were estimated at 63 billion with the solar array along the aqueduct system's existing utility corridors rather than taking up working land. A spinoff company, Solar AquaGrid, will be working Audubon Society to study environmental impacts and with the state and irrigation districts to plan the first demonstration project, and break ground on the pilot (proof-of-concept) project this fall. Robin can be found on his agency's website at citizengroup.com. ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and I am joined today by Robin Raj, Founder and Executive Creative Director at Citizen Group based in San Francisco, California, with some other fascinating interests as well. Welcome to the podcast, Robin. ROBIN: Good to be here, Rob. Thank you. ROB: Excellent to have you. Why don't you start off by telling us about Citizen Group, and what is the firm's superpower? What are you all known for? What do you do well? ROBIN: Well, I started Citizen Group in 2006, and it was really inspired by a book of the same name called Citizen Brand. This is where I can give a shout-out to an author by the name of Marc Gobé. I was really moved by the book, written in about 2003. The thesis of the book is: sooner or later, all brands will have to behave as citizen brands. That really caught me because it was like the spear in the chest moment in terms of the societal challenges we face and the responsibility brands and corporations and civil society have. It also predated, presaged, the rise of social media that has made the rise of citizen brands possible. We expect more from the brands we purchase and are loyal to. If they're not walking their talk, it can be a liability versus when they can really take the initiative and operate in a way that enhances society for their employees, for their shareholders, for their consumers. Then that builds brand value. That was the proposition. So I started Citizen Brand, and we've been working since that time with a variety of entities, for-profit companies, nonprofit orgs, municipalities, cities, sometimes, trade associations. But what they all have in common is some commitment to have pro-social impact that is meaningful and measurable. ROB: Let's pull into that a little bit. Give us maybe an example, if you can, of a client, of the sort of work you've done together, of what this looks like in action. ROBIN: Well, in the early going, roundabout 2005-2006, I had the opportunity to work with Walmart's sustainability effort. Those were two words that didn't necessarily go together at the time. It raised a lot of legitimate skepticism. But in fact, under the tenure of their CEO at the time, Lee Scott, they really saw the future as it pertains to big box retail and how they would have to change their practices, be it in terms of packaging, creating a packaging scorecard – they created more of a race to the top for brands to reutilize, recycle, less waste. And many other initiatives. In fact, they formed 13 sustainability committees in their transportation, their energy, their seafood. That's been the model. I've also done a lot of work with what is now called the Great Sports Alliance, but it started with the nonprofit NRDC and the interest on the part of professional sports – the venues, the arenas, the teams – adopting sustainable practices, again, throughout their supply chain. Energy, waste, water, transportation, how they procure goods. That story needs to radiate through their internal supply chain to their external stakeholders to their consumers. So having meaningful initiatives that then you can start to develop stories that really show the impact and the lift that brands can get from doing the right thing – that's the common denominator. And those were two stories, ongoing, that started around the time we started Citizen. ROB: That's early, and I feel like some of that has not even arrived yet. Something I feel like we're starting to hear a little bit about is measuring the environmental impact of a business and the different layers of measurement. You're probably the expert on this and not me, but some people will say, “All of our power consumption is green energy.” It's like, okay, but – you mentioned the supply chain, you mentioned suppliers, you mentioned up and down the organization. So outside of the stick that may be coming on that, whether it's in public markets or whether it's regulatory, how do you get businesses to think about the carrot when in their own initial reaction they might say, “We do the right things here,” and it's true in maybe the first or second order effects, but when you get to the third order effects, there's a lot more to work on? ROBIN: No doubt there is. And it can be challenging. But creating an initiative that you can build the sociopolitical will for, and then building on that, creates the momentum. Creating a coalition of the willing that this is the trajectory that the company or the organization wants to take is fundamental. And it's not just environmental, by the way; it's social impact, fundamentally. ROB: Yeah, which now we have acronyms around, again. But there's a material difference, I think, between – you can check a box, you can have an ESG statement, you can have committees. It's something else entirely, I think, to not just have a committee and to actually execute. How do you think about ensuring that those committees, that those initiatives have meat to them and are not just window dressing or greenwashing or whatever else we want to call it? ROBIN: So much of it is susceptible to greenwashing, and perception is a whole other thing in reality between half-empty and half-full. Walmart took a lot of spears early on, but people have seen the credibility that has come from meaningful adoption of practices. And it's happening across the corporate world, albeit not fast enough. I'll give you a case in point. There was a vote taken yesterday on compulsory board diversity – in other words, more women, more people of color on boards – struck down because, ironically, it was perceived as discriminatory. [laughs] Here in California, where we lead, we've gone in recent years from like 17% to some 30% women on corporate boards. That's a good gain, but it ain't anywhere near 50%. We're a country that doesn't like regulation. It's something I struggle with a lot because we can talk a good game about law and order, but law and order requires rules of the road, and it requires a well-governed society to be a healthy, functional society. In the meantime, corporations run the roost. The common good is crippled under the weight of corporate good, which quickly can curdle into corporate bad. I'm talking about Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tobacco, Big Plastic – something I'm very concerned about. That implicates Big Beverage, the Coca-Colas of the world, the plastic, the fossil fuel industry, that has a responsibility to take care of the crap they put out there. Not to mention the downstream health effects. So, you need to look at it all, and we don't have claim to the answers writ large, but we take on initiatives where there's bounds and outcomes that we can point to. ROB: Right. Sounds like you've got a lot of work to do, is what it sounds like. ROBIN: There's no shortage of work for all of us to do. ROB: That's right. ROBIN: I guess it may sound kind of schoolmarm-ish, but I really believe that – we talk about the experience economy and this and that economy; what we need right now is the responsibility economy. It's time for grownups to be grown up. ROB: Robin, you did mention the genesis of the firm. Let's talk for a moment, though, about the pre-genesis of the firm. How did you decide to start in the first place? You've mentioned the inspiration, you've mentioned the book, but what made you jump off the cliff and start Citizen Group in the first place, coming from where you were? It's not always the easiest way to live. ROBIN: No, it was a reckoning, but it was a convergence that I'm really grateful for. My story was I came up as a copywriter, a writer. Came out of journalism, music. Went into advertising and had the privilege to work at some excellent shops – Hal Riney here in San Francisco and ChiatDay. As a writer and creative director, learning the potency of storytelling, visually and verbally, in short form commercials, and even pre-internet, before we had branded content – but it was still getting you to read the printed page, telling a story on television. I had done a lot of work since the 1980s when I was in New York at ChiatDay with Amnesty International, a leading human rights organization. I got exposed to Amnesty's work because of the rock events they were putting on at the time – the likes of Springsteen and Sting and Peter Gabriel doing world tours, promoting this concept of human rights. As a twenty-something, I didn't know from human rights that we have human rights, and there's 30 of them that are articulated in the International (sic., Universal) Declaration of Human Rights created after World War II. It really struck me. I continued to do work on behalf of Amnesty and other NGOs, and I realized that two economies were operating. There was the Moneyball ad world, where money is thrown around. Half a million for a 30-second spot was not an uncommon thing at that time. And you might have $15k to put against creating a PSA on behalf of a nonprofit org. Really two different economies. And what was more important just didn't follow in terms of where we place our value. The Citizen Brand book really said there's a convergence going on here. Like I said, I had no idea that a few years later, the rise of social media would accelerate it to such a degree that companies had to walk their talk. They couldn't simply put on a corporate mirage and pretend everything was okay; people were going to look more closely at their practices and interrogate, in a healthy way. And that created the impetus for what we see more of today. ROB: You've been doing this thing for a little while. What are some of the lessons you've learned in the process of building the firm? What are some things you might go back and tell yourself to do differently if you had that chance to talk to yourself? ROBIN: Lessons learned. I might've applied more focus to social impact earlier, even though I've been doing it for a while now. I think about years – I won't say wasted. They were not wasted. Great experiences, and learning the craft of advertising is part of my skillset. But having the lightbulb go off sooner in terms of applying more of my working years to making a difference in terms of social outcome is something that if I could rewind the clock, I would put more years in that quadrant than the fun and games I had when I was youthful and indiscreet. [laughs] ROB: [laughs] You wouldn't have been as youthful and indiscreet if you had done otherwise. But I hear you. There's those corners we turn where we realize in some way or another – we get more serious; we discover a path that we can run well on, and we certainly wish we had found it sooner, had started that impact sooner, because we get so much better as we keep going. So I completely understand that. As we mentioned at the top, you are a man of many talents and many thoughts and many ideas. Something that I wasn't really aware of that you mentioned was the Solar AquaGrid. Tell us about that. I don't think those words naturally go together in most people's minds, so unpack this for us. What's going on here? It's intriguing but momentarily confusing, and I think it'll all make sense through your words. ROBIN: Yeah. One of my closest friends and dearest collaborators, Jordan Harris, we've done a lot of work together for Rock the Boat and other social causes in relation to promoting the rise of EVs, the EV revolution. It was his genesis – we both travel up and down the state, from Northern California to Southern California, seeing these open aqueducts that convey our water, and year on year, the increasing drought we have here in California. It got him scratching his head because he lives part of his time in France, where the canals are tree-shaded. They're tree-lined and shaded canals, whereas here our canals are open and exposed, and we couldn't help but think: how much water are we losing each year in terms of evaporative loss? Because heat rises. ROB: How much? ROBIN: Well, we commissioned a study. We started a project first at Citizen to commission a study. We sought out the best researchers we could find, and they're based in UC Merced, which is the home of University of California- UC Solar and UC Water. We commissioned a study that said up to 63 billion gallons of water could be saved annually if all 4,000 miles of California's canal system, aqueduct system, were covered with solar canopies. And many other compounding advantages, because when you cover the canals, you're producing obviously clean energy, renewable energy that can be used locally by the communities. We're going to need a lot more renewable energy on tap if we are going to shift towards an EV-driven economy. And then there's the avoided land costs, because rather than taking working lands, farmlands, to put solar farms, solar arrays, why not have these existing aqueducts, these existing utility corridors do double duty for us? The more we got into it, we discovered that there can be reduced maintenance costs because the solar shade over the open canals, the open rivers, reduces aquatic weed growth. So there's less dredging up of the algae underneath. And it has waterfall implications, rather than dumping more chemicals into the water. Long story not so short, one thing led to another and we started to examine holistically all of the potential advantages of such deployments. We developed a company, a spinoff that is called Solar AquaGrid, where we're consulting with the state and working directly with irrigation districts – most notably with Turlock Irrigation District in the Central Valley – planning the first demonstration project. We were successful in getting state funds to do pilot. So we expect to break ground in the fall. I'm quite excited about that because now we can really put these premises to the test. The whole idea is to study in order to scale, because you only gain the advantages of this idea, a big idea, a rather obvious idea – we weren't the first to come up with it – but now we're on a path where we are very fortunate to be able to study and build on the findings. ROB: California is a big state, lots of people, lots of opinions; are there any particular groups you're concerned about having concerns about this? Are there impacts on wildlife? Are there impacts on other things that people would worry about? It probably can be mitigated, probably a net positive, but what's the group that's going to fret about these? ROBIN: We talk about that a lot. We are inviting naysayers to come with their questions because the whole purpose is to interrogate this proposition and learn, where are there holes? We want to be mindful not to replace one problem and create others. That's not our intention. We set Solar AquaGrid up as a for-benefit company that is predicated on public, private, academic cooperation. To that end, you raised the issue of wildlife; we have enlisted Audubon Society as a research partner because we do want to learn, what are the effects, the unforeseen potential consequences of covering large swaths of the canal? So we're going to learn all this. If you want to do another podcast in about – call it 24 or 36 months, we'll have more to talk about. ROB: That'll be fascinating. The next thing that comes to my mind also is, you talked about France, you talked about their waterways. You get into some interesting questions. They have waterways. They're tree-shaded, so you could cover them with solar panels, but the trees are going to make not as much solar. Is it potentially beneficial enough to where you take down trees to put the solar over it? Because the trees are there, they keep it shaded somewhat, but it's still uncovered. It's still evaporative. ROBIN: Beautiful. There's beauty in complexity. These are the questions in terms of net positives and net losses regarding, in that case, biodiversity. By the way, we here in the U.S. are not the first to deploy solar arrays over canals. It was first done in Gujrat, India, where there are projects we've actually gone to school on and have learned from those past deployments – both what to do and what not to do. ROB: That's fascinating. We have a business partner whose primary office is directly in Gujrat, so I am familiar with it. I have looked at it. In their case, they chose to set up there because what I've learned is that India's all one time zone, and Gujrat is the farthest west you can get, just about, so you get the best overlap with the U.S. if you're there. So that was interesting. We ended up alongside an outsource team, and then we started asking why they were there, and that turns out to be the why. ROBIN: I did not know that. That's cool. ROB: I imagine the same thing applies to – I think China's also on one time, so who knows where that leads. But speaking to your journey, speaking to Citizen Group, speaking to the type of work that you do – we've talked about some things already that you're looking forward to, but what's coming up for Citizen Group? What's coming up for the type of work you do that is exciting for you? What else is next, beyond what we've already spoken about? ROBIN: It's the range of projects, the diversity of them, that makes it fun. Challenging and fun. There's so many ways to make impact, and there's new ideas to think about every day. But one of the projects that has been exciting this spring is in the area of – it goes by another acronym, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The sports apparel retailer Lids has developed an initiative to recognize and honor the history of the early Black leagues: the Negro Baseball League, the original Harlem Globetrotters, what was called the Black Fives; before there was the NBA, there were the Black Fives. These were leagues and teams in the era of racial segregation. These are the players that invented the modern game. In fact, the name of the campaign that we've developed is called “They Gave Us Game.” It's been a blast because I'm a sports fan, particularly basketball, and going back, the whole tree of influences in terms of – much like music, how every generation is influenced by the generation previous, and how the moves and skills developed in one era that proved successful and now you can see in the game of our players today. That's been fun. So they've come up with this apparel collection called They Gave Us Game. We've also been working in the area of services for those among us who are aging. Which is all of us, right? But there are more Americans that are living longer, and as a result, there's more services available that most of us don't necessarily recognize the variety of caregiving and expert services. So we've been working with a group called Leading Age to create a campaign called Keep Leading Life that showcases the range of services available to people. ROB: Got it. We'll look forward to those things as well. Robin, when people want to find and connect with you and Citizen Group, where should they go to find you? ROBIN: We have a website. It's called citizengroup.com. ROB: That's a good website. That's easy to remember. Very appropriate. Thank you so much for coming on the podcast, for all the work you're doing for all of us, and for sharing a little bit about it along the way. Grateful to hear your journey. ROBIN: Thanks for your interest. It was fun talking to you. ROB: Excellent. Have a wonderful day. Take care. ROBIN: Take care. Thanks. ROB: Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. 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Episode 8 of The Big Mahomes Show. You don't want to miss this episode. Pat Mahomes Sr sits down with special guest Mr. Sam Allen; Mr. Allen played professional baseball in the negro league for three years with the Kansas City Monarchs, Raleigh Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox. Mr. Allen's baseball career ended when he was drafted into the United States Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, NC. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up in Norfolk, Virginia, and some of the challenges of playing in the negro league. Mr. Allen also played football in high school at Booker T Washington High in Norfolk, Virginia, where he still holds the record of 6 touchdowns and four extra points in one game. Mr. Allen's grandson Donovan also joins the show and speaks about keeping his grandfathers legacy alive along with the legacy of the Negro Baseball League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere)************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... Just like THIS one!Jack Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. He was the youngest of five children and when he was just a baby, his father left the family. That's when his mother, who was extremely poor, took all five children and moved to Pasadena, California. There, they were the only black family on their block, and they were treated horribly by their neighbors. As a child, Jackie (as they called him) learned to take care of himself, making his mother's job of raising five children by herself a little easier. He also loved all kinds of sports. And even though his family did not have much money, he found a way to go to college, and there, he became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four different sports! But after two years in college, he didn't have the money to continue, and by then World War Two had already begun, so Jackie decided to join the Army. Even in the Army, though, others bullied him just because of the color of his skin. After the war ended, Jackie came back home and played one season in what was called the Negro Baseball League, traveling all over the Midwest with the Kansas City Monarchs. Then, in 1947, a man named Branch Rickey, who was president of The Brooklyn Dodgers talked to Jackie about joining his team. He DID, and Jackie Robinson became the first black player in Major League Baseball since1889, when baseball became segregated. It was very, very difficult for him, though, because he was treated so badly by nearly everyone in the major leagues at the time, even by his own team mates, simply because his skin was a different color. For a long time he had only two white friends, the team's president, Branch Rickey, and shortstop, Pee Wee Reece, who turned out to be a great friend for Jackie. But in spite of all the bullying, he kept his mind on the game and he became one of the greatest players ever in Major League Baseball. Not only did he “break the color barrier,” he set a wonderful example for hundreds of other players to follow. And he became a HERO to millions. His jersey had the number 42 on it. When a team has such an outstanding player, it is traditional to “retire” his jersey number from that team when that player retires. In Jackie Robinson's case, though, he became so respected that the number 42 was, and still is retired from ALL major league baseball—the ONLY number ever to receive that honor. That's what I know about the beginning of This Hero, and I know that YOU Can Be a Hero TOO! Dear Parents, After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials... Support this podcast

Baseball is the quintessential American sport. Its long history dates back to the mid-19th century. But the sport has had a fractious history when it came to race relations. Despite quite a large number of African Americans playing in various leagues along-side white players in the early years of the sport, by the turn of the 20th century, complete segregation took hold. A number of quote, Negro leagues were formed to allow for African Americans to play the sport, but various factors caused most of them to fail. Players faced serious discrimination and some stadiums refused to let black teams play at their facilities. It all changed in 1920, when Rube Foster launched the Negro National League. Reformulated several times with new leagues and owners, Negro League baseball enjoyed periods of success in the early 1920s and again after the Great Depression. However, Jackie Robinson's integration of baseball in 1947 prompted a slow but irreversible influx of talent to the major leagues, and the remaining Negro League teams mostly folded by the 1960s. Middle Tennessee fielded a number of great African American baseball players and Nashville hosted several Negro League teams. Including the Villians, the Black Vols, the Elite Giants, and the Stars. On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred declared that the seven historic Negro leagues would be recognized as official major leagues, with their players' records and statistics counted in baseball's record books. Hosts Tom Price and Jo Ann McClellan speak to author Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, author of several books and articles on women's sports and Negro League baseball including “Daddy's Scrapbook: Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective,” which she published in 2015. In 2017, Dr. Kimbro-Hamilton was inducted into the Fisk University Sports Hall of Fame.

Don't miss this powerful conversation with author Andrea Williams. Andrea introduces us to Effa Manley. Effa Manley, co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles of the Negro Baseball League. Effa devoted her life to Black empowerment.--but in the battle for Black baseball, was the game rigged against her? You can support the podcast by using this link to purchase Baseball's Leading Lady on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2P9Nykv Please visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

In honor of Black History Month and the start of the baseball training season, Dan will be joined by documentarian Bijan Bayne to discuss the time before Major League Baseball became integrated and how the color bar was finally eliminated. Tune in tonight!

Our two interviews feature Black History Month. Dr. Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton is currently an Associate Professor at Tennessee State University. At Fisk University, she spent 13 years as Head Coach, Associate Athletic Director and Athletic Director. She has received three national awards from the Women’s Sports Foundation, the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport when given the Dr. Nell C. Jackson Award, and inducted into the Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women Hall of Fame. She wrote Daddy's Scrapbook, Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective, about her father’s life as a Negro League baseball player and a successful African-American businessman. Alan Green is the most successful coach in the nearly 100-year history of Xavier University of Louisiana. He is a three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year, winning the men's award in 2017 and 2016 and the women's award in 2013. Highlighted are Cole Camp of the University of Alabama who won the 2020 USTA Southern Wheelchair Excellence Award and junior Davis Taylor of Brookhaven, GA.

In this episode, All Mixed Up talks about the Negro Baseball League. Click the link to see exclusive deals on select workout and yoga products! http://ebay.us/laPKqI

The crew talks about the Negro Baseball League and it’s players, recap Super Bowl LV and more!

Merry Christmas everyone! Come spend the holiday with your favorite Yinzers! The variety of topics gets the ball rolling. The guys cover some more recent passings, the surprising announcement from Hollywood film studio MGM, The Rock possibly starring in a "Predator" film, the "Coming 2 America" trailer, an update on the Pornhub situation, **SPOILER ALERT** as the guys talk the season 2 finale of "The Mandalorian", Lawrence Tierney and "The Simpsons", Negro Baseball League recognition news, and the situation in Philly with quarterback Carson Wentz. The NFL segment is next covering the "Fantasy Football 2020" wrap up, the current state of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the "WR?" NFL "Power Rankings". Our gift to you guys, the listeners, is next on the slate! It's a surprise film review! The guys cover an American Christmas classic! The show then rolls along with the pro wrestling segment. It's a full review of WWE "TLC 2020". Like always, a very funny "Goofs R' Goofs" closes things out! Thanks for listening and enjoy responsibly! PRESENTED by churchillpictures.com Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro: Recent Celebrity Passings, MGM Film Studio Announcement, "Coming 2 America" Trailer, Season Finale of "The Mandalorian" and much more 0:57:06 - NFL Segment: Fantasy Football 2020 Wrap Up, State of the Steelers, What's Real Power Rankings 1:32:00 - Die Hard (1988) Review 1:53:00 - Wrestling Segment: Full Review of WWE "TCL 2020" 2:08:56 - Goofs R Goofs

Mar-a-Lago neighbors don't want Trump to live there. Congress hinted stimulus checks will be included in the next stimulus. A Trumpkin election lawyer said racist crap about the wife of Cocaine Mitch. Detroit is trying to sue Shitler minion Sidney Powell for her attempt to subvert democracy with ridic legal suits. Senatorial incumbent and insider trader a-hole Kelly Loeffler still refused to acknowledge Biden's presidential win. The 50 biggest companies in American made lots of paper but still managed to layoff employees. A study showed remote workers tend to drink on the job. Tax cuts to the rich help poor people, duh. Coach Dave lost his JEEBUS marbles and attempted to rewrite his history with AG Bill Barr. Infowarrior and elite level spreader DeAnna Lorraine insanely suggested the first person who received the vaccine flashed Illuminati symbols to the camera. Stats from the Negro Baseball League will now be integrated into Major League Baseball.

The Biographies Uncorked duo wraps up their uncorking of Lyndon B. Johnson by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off by sharing their insights about the new Showtime Docuseries The Reagans, Kasha provides some COVID vaccine updates, news about the Negro Baseball League and a listing of movie premiere dates (7:05), Kasha introduces their wine of choice for the podcast (12:00), they discuss the Arab-Israeli War, Vietnam and the Newark Rioting, (24:26), The King assassination (37:57), The Bobby Kennedy assassination (48:00) and the end of the LBJ era (56:54) and much more!!!

Lynsey Weatherspoon is a portrait and editorial photographer based in both Atlanta and Birmingham. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time, ESPN and ESPN-owned The Undefeated. The fingerprint of heritage can be found on assignments and personal projects featuring Black Lives Matter, Gullah Geechee culture, unsung players in the Negro Baseball League, and the last of dying breed – a shoe cobbler. Her work has been exhibited at The African American Museum in Philadelphia and Photoville NYC. She is an awardee, The Lit List, 2018. Her affiliations include Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, and Women Photograph.In this episode we explore Lynsey’s recent coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests in Atlanta. As a natural empath, hear how she connects with people as a way to infuse the emotion of the scene into her images. We talk about her evolution as a photographer across different genres and how personal projects have led to paid work. Find out why Lynsey says, “When you work in dignity, your integrity becomes your foundation.”This is We Are Photographers with Lynsey Weatherspoon and this is her story.Connect with Lynsey Weatherspoon: lynseyweatherspoon.com | Instagram | Twitter | FacebookAt CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com and check out both 24/7 free classes and The Creator Pass, our subscription that gives you on anytime demand access to over 2000 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs.Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com | IG @creativelive | TW @creativelive | YT @creativelive | FB @creativeliveConnect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman | TW @kennakphotoSubscribe, rate & review  We Are Photographers wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you!

Kansas City Monarchs player/manager John "Buck" O'Neil chats about hanging out with some of the greatest entertainers of the Negro League era including: Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Moms Mabley and Charlie Parker.  Get a glimpse of a young Charlie Pride who played on the Memphis Red Sox team before becoming a Country Music legend!  Also great strories about Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson.  Enjoy and PLAY BALL! 

Part 1 of interview clips with legendary player/manager Buck O'Neil of the Kansas City Monarchs and the president of the Negro League Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick

Hometown Radio 02/20/20 5p: Historian Michael Burrell tells the story of the Negro Baseball League

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Tonight on Proper Propaganda: new tracks from Lords of Brooklyn, Black Eyed PEas, and Reason, but first, new from Vinnie Paz, “Blood on My Hands.” “Blood on My Hands” Vinnie Paz “Motherless Sons” Lordz of Brooklyn “Great Escape” Sixman feat. Pacewon “Constant Part 1 & 2” Black Eyed Peas Interlude: BG Music: “Dillatronic 30” by J Dilla “Stepping Stone” Eminem “The Soul” Reason “Tribe” Bas feat. J. Cole “From the 718” Pete Miser “We Trying to Stay Alive” Wyclef Jean “Hustler’s Story” Notorious BIG feat. Scarface, Akon, Big Gee Interlude: “Striptease” “Gladiator” Common “Negro Baseball League” Jean Grae feat. Natural Resource “Da Jawn” Bahamadia feat. Black Thought “Women is Losers” Big Brother & The Holding Company “Keep it Locked” Pete Miser “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” ODB “1071” J Dilla

Listen to Harlem's Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton, as she talks about her legendary father baseball's Harlem Henry Kimbro and more, with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Today Danny Tisdale talked to Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton about her baseball legend father Henry Kimbro and her new book Daddy's Scrapbook, Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective on The Danny Tisdale Show.Ms. Kimbro-Hamilton gives her first hand account with her dad (pictured above) named the bad boy of the Negro League, evil, a loner, dubbed the Black Ty Cobb, playing in Harlem with the New York Black Yankees (he also played for the Washington Elite Giants, Baltimore Elite Giants, Birmingham Black Barons), her new book Daddy's Scrapbook, Henry Kimbro of the Negro Baseball League, A Daughter's Perspective and more. Today's show was taped live with Danny Tisdale on Harlem World Radio.All on this week's edition of The Danny Tisdale Show; the Saturday morning radio show hosted by businessman, visual artist and former Harlem Community Board member Danny Tisdale.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

Welcome to this episode of FTSports Podcast! This week we open the show with our first interview of year! Influenced by his father's legacy in the Negro Baseball League, and the world of comics/fantasy, Freelancer Darryl Matthews joins the team. NBA Primetime Matchup that put OKC vs. Dub Nation lived up to the hype... at least the drama. We discuss the impact of "someone coming" for a possible "cupcake". Also, The Knicks are a hot mess, but yet beat the Spurs. Can this team make the playoffs?? We give you our Halfway Point Grades across the league and much more on this episode of FTSports Podcast!

Roz White (recently seen in the stage musical Black Pearl Sings!) and TC Carson (known for the TV show Living Single) from the musical mystery Blackberry Daze at Metro Stage stop by to talk about their characters and the show. Dial 347.884.8997 to ask a question. From DC Metro Theater Arts dot Com: MetroStage’s Blackberry Daze adapted by novelist Ruth P. Watson and Director/Choreographer/Lyricist Thomas W. Jones II from Watson’s best-selling novel, and with a soulful, beautiful, and emotional score by William Knowles, is a compelling musical-mystery, and a romantic journey into the heart of the South. Featuring 14 storytelling songs, and taking place in 1920 Jefferson County, Virginia, the story follows the challenges of three Black women, Mae Lou Parker (the always outstanding Roz White), her adopted daughter Carrie (Ayana Reed), and juke-joint singer Pearl Brown (the sensational and sexy Yvette Spears) as they grapple with the wiles of gambling womanizer Herman Camm (the fantastic TC Carson of the TV show Living Single fame).

In this episode of Saving Stories we hear from Effa Manley, a powerful co-owner of the Newark Eagles of the Negro Baseball League. She says the integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 hastened the demise of a business she and other black entrepreneurs helped create and sustain.

BraveTalk Radio honors the life and legacy of Ana Nzinga Mbande with talk show host, Deryl Williams in honor of Black History.