Tag: Negro Southern League Museum
Negro Southern League Museum Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day Early
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama Newscenter
One day just wasn’t enough to celebrate the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Saturday, officials at the Negro...
Leaders of Birmingham Agencies, Businesses Reflect on One Year of COVID
By Erica Wright and Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
(Second of two parts)
One year ago this month, the world changed. March 2021 marks an anniversary that...
Birmingham to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of The Negro Leagues Jan.17
lrymediagroup.com
The Birmingham Negro Southern League Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Negro Leagues on Sunday, January 17 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Due to...
Joy in Birmingham (AL) as Negro Leagues Given Major League Status
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
James “Jake” Sanders’s voice was hoarse but that didn’t stop him from expressing his joy that Major League Baseball...
Birmingham Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin Announces Plans For Inaugural Festivities
Times Staff Report
The Randall Woodfin Administration will officially begin on Tuesday, Nov. 28, with a noon swearing-in ceremony in Linn Park followed later by...
At 17, Rae’Mah Henderson Will Get to Make Her Big Pitch...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Rae’Mah Henderson is only 17 years old, but her ambition and work ethic have always impressed those around her. It...
Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin announces co-chairs of citizen-led committees
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced six co-chairs of citizen-led committees which he said would be instrumental in moving...
Casino Royale Returns with Harlem in the ‘Ham
UAB News
Casino Royale, one of Birmingham’s most popular fundraising events, returns this fall as the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC)...
99-year-old Negro League player, among oldest living, attends baseball reunion in...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Dozens of Negro League baseball players gathered in Birmingham for their annual reunion recently. Among them was 99-year-old...
The Negro Southern League Museum and the revitalization of Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
For Natasha Rogers, executive director of the Negro Southern League Museum (NSLM) in downtown Birmingham, the museum and...
