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“When I grew up in this community, we had 12- to 14,000 people. Now we are looking at 1,800. That says we are a dying community. I know I can’t replicate the community, but we can still fight to restore it as best we can and preserve the history of the community,” said New York Mets legend Cleon Jones.

Baseball Legend Helping to Rebuild Africatown

NNPA NEWSWIRE — AfricaTown is the home of some of the last survivors of the transatlantic slave trade and the birthplace of legendary New York Mets...

Bianca Smith will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.

Black History6 years ago

Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red...

Photo: Joe Morgan/ Richard Raphael/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Black History6 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Joe Morgan, “Big Red Machine” Star Dies at 77

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over 22 mostly magnificent seasons, the lefty swinging Joe Morgan, who memorably flapped his left arm before each pitch thrown to him, totaled...