OUR MISSION
To collectively preserve the legacies, history and intellectual properties of the Negro Leagues while contributing to the education and uplift of baseball and sports.
OUR INITIATIVES
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Negro Leagues Day
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Steam Enrichment
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Behavioral Health & Wellness
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Sports-MLB-RBI (Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities)
NLFA & MLB Black History Month Compilation
Meet Founding Year Members
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Lydia Teasley
Daughter of Ron “Schoolboy” Teasley
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Sean Gibson
Great Grandson of Josh Gibson
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Rosilyn Brown, Joyce Stearnes Thompson, and Vanessa Ivy Rose
Daughters and Granddaughter of
Norman Thomas “Turkey” Stearnes -
William Doug Foster, Jr.
Grandson of William “Bill” Foster and
Great Nephew of Andrew “Rube” Foster -
Ronald Hill
Great Nephew of John “Preston” Pete Hill
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Rose Fox-Hunter and Brian Patterson
Daughter and Grandson of
Walter Fenner “Buck” Leonard -
Debra Richards
Great Niece of Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe