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Leroy "Satchel" Paige, left, receives a plaque designating him as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame from Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn at the Hall of Fame building in Cooperstown, New York on Monday, Aug. 9, 1971. Photo credit: The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Satchel Paige welcomed into Baseball Hall of Fame

August 8, 2024
By Mike Patton
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PERSPECTIVE: Willie Mays’ place in Black America was complicated, but he advanced civil rights

June 25, 2024
By Chris Murray
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Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field

June 21, 2024
By The Associated Press
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Then-San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves, April 30, 1961, in Milwaukee. Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night, June 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. Photo credit: The Associated Press

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PERSPECTIVE: A tribute to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid’

June 21, 2024
By Wayne Dawkins
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FIRST ON BNV: Willie Mays’ Hall of Fame plaque to travel to historic celebration of baseball

June 17, 2024
By Wayne Dawkins
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In this Aug. 17, 1961, file photo, pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige is shown in action during the Negro American League 29th East-West All Star game at New York's Yankee Stadium. Photo credit: Harry Harris, The Associated Press

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Major League Baseball’s recognition of Negro Leagues stirs hostility from white Americans

June 4, 2024
By Chris Murray
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