SHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League History

April 14, 2026  … this column exists for only one purpose and that is to answer your questions on Negro League baseball history. To that end, I need your help…

Obama Foundation Partners with After School Matters to Launch Youth Programs at Presidential Center

Milton Kirby | Chicago, IL | April 4, 2026 The Obama Foundation has announced a major youth programming partnership with After School Matters, positioning Chicago teens at the center of…

SHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League History

A few weeks ago, I asked readers: What manager has been named to the Baseball Hall of Fame for Negro League performance? Nobody offered a guess, so I gave everybody…

Inside the National Center for Civil and Human Rights: A Journey Through Truth, Memory, and Reckoning with America’s Past

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SHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League History

This column exists for only one purpose and that is to answer your questions on Negro League baseball history. To that end, I need your help … if you are…

Obama Presidential Center to Open June 19 with Four-Day Celebration on Chicago’s South Side

The Obama Presidential Center will open June 19, 2026 in Chicago with four days of celebrations, public events, and a civic campus designed to inspire future changemakers.

SHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League History

March 10, 2026 One of my main passions in Negro League baseball research is endeavoring to assist the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum to have better representation of…

SHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League History

February 24, 2026 Dear Shadow Ball: “Where would you place Rap Dixon in a list of the greatest Negro League outfielders? — Al Davis, Rensselaer, NY  … this column exists…

Shadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League History

February 19, 2026 Dear Shadow Ball: “Who would be “your” choice for the next three Negro League inductees for the Hall of Fame?” — Jerry Hoover, Asheboro, NC  … this…

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Political Trailblazer, Dies at 84

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and presidential candidate, dies at 84, leaving a legacy of justice, hope, HBCU pride, and athlete equity reform.

Uncle Nearest to Remain Under Federal Control as Judge Evaluates Competing Claims of Solvency

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John Stewart Rock: A Life Of Brillance Against The Odds

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House Of Representatives Passes 13th Amendment, Abolishing Slavery

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From D.C. to Dubai: The Rise of a Global AI Governance Leader

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Shadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League History

January 27, 2026 Dear Shadow Ball: “Who was the last Negro Leaguer to play in MLB?”— Will Clark, Hackensack, NJ  … this column exists for only one purpose and that…