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Tag: Hank Aaron

Posted inObituary, Sports, Stacy M. Brown

Hank Aaron, Baseball Legend and Former MLB Home Run King, Dies at 86

by Stacy M. Brown January 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball’s onetime home run king and a civil rights icon, died Friday. He was 86.

Frank Robinson
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, National, Obituary, Sports

Baseball Trailblazer, Civil Rights Icon Frank Robinson Dead at 83

by WI Guest Author February 8, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Sports

Baseball Great Hank Aaron Calls Out NFL for Not Signing Colin Kaepernick

by WI Guest Author August 25, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Sports

Kaepernick Backers Fill Streets at NYC Rally

by Stacy M. Brown August 23, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Hank Aaron and the Real ‘Acting White’ Syndrome

by Reporter II April 21, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inSports

As MLB Honors Jackie Robinson, Can it Reverse a Trend?

by Washington Informer April 15, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

‘Hammerin’ Hank’ Aaron Slugs it Out with Obama Attackers

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis April 14, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inSports

Selig Hints Aaron Still Baseball’s Home-Run King

by Washington Informer April 9, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inSports

Braves to Honor 40th Anniversary of Aaron’s Record

by Washington Informer February 12, 2014October 30, 2020

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