“Denver, ColoradoKCNC)-The MLB All-Star Game shows some of the best players in the game, but the artist has guaranteed that the baseball legend will be respected long after nine innings. A stunning mural celebrating the black pioneers of American entertainment was unveiled Tuesday in the Five Points district of Denver. Dallas-based artist Jeremy Biggers … [Read more…]
“The MLB All-Star Game exhibits some of the best players in the game, but an artist assured baseball legends will be honored long after the 9th inning. A stunning mural celebrating the Black trailblazers of America’s pastime was unveiled in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood Tuesday. In just four days, Dallas-based artist Jeremy Biggers used … [Read more…]
“The Five Points Business Improvement District is celebrating Black baseball players who once swung a bat at what is now known as Sonny Lawson Park. It was part of the festivities surrounding the MLB All-Star Game. “The Negro League is a part of our Black history,” said LaSheita Sayer, a board member of the … [Read more…]
“The Five Points Business Improvement District is celebrating Black baseball players who once swung a bat at what is now known as Sonny Lawson Park. It was part of the festivities surrounding the MLB All-Star Game. “The Negro League is a part of our Black history,” said LaSheita Sayer, a board member of the … [Read more…]
“Colorado’s baseball tradition got started long before the Rockies. You can trace it back to the 1920s to a team called the Denver White Elephants. Bob Kendrick has dedicated his life to talk about one of the forgotten chapters in American sports history: Negro League Baseball. Kendrick is the President of the Negro Leagues … [Read more…]