by lindaoppenheim | Feb 3, 2018 | Article
Paul Chaat Smith, one of the curators of “Americans,” a new exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is unambiguous in his thoughts about Chief Wahoo, the symbol which, it was recently announced, will be removed from the Cleveland Indians...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 29, 2018 | Article
Major League Baseball announced that the Indians will discontinue the use of the divisive logo on their uniforms after the 2018 campaign. The decision was made mutually by MLB and the team, which had been working together to come up with an appropriate timeline and...
by lindaoppenheim | May 3, 2017 | Broadcast, interview
This segment describes slurs directed at the Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. The “progressive city” is still dealing with its racist history. The Red Sox was the last major league baseball team to desegregate.
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 11, 2017 | Events
Girls Of Summer centers on 1940s female baseball leagues and an all-negro female team. In 1945 Chicago, a group of African American women are assembled to play an exhibition game against the Rockford Peaches, an all-white female team and champions of the AAGPBL (All...
