Tag Archives: Major League Baseball

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Bringing African Americans Back into Baseball

Will outreach efforts foster diversity?

Major League Baseball’s first Urban Invitational baseball tournament brought historically black colleges and universities to…

By Cliff Hocker

Posted: March 4, 2013 Tags: , , , ,
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Field of Legends: Honoring Players at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

NLBM President Bob Kendrick (Image: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum)
On July 8th, Major League Baseball players…

By Mia N. Hall

Posted: June 29, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Baseball’s Top Black Executive Ready to Partner with Minority Businesses

League's Diverse Business Partners Program provides resource for small firms

There are many young businessmen and women who dream of a high-powered job in professional…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: July 8, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

How I Got My Opportunity

Executive's lessons helped take him to majors

Derrick Godfrey in his last position was a Vice President at Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.…

By Shahdai Richardson

Posted: August 14, 2009 Tags: , , ,