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October 12, 2023

Tidbits – Oct. 12, 2023 – Reader Comments: Israel-Gaza War – Responses to Portside Posts, Letter From Israeli Jews and Arabs, Resources, Action You Can Take; Kennedy Family Releases Statement on RFK Candidacy; Cartoons; More…

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Reader Comments: Israel-Gaza War - Responses to Portside posts, Letter from Israeli Jews and Arabs, War is the Liquidation of Politics, resources, Action you can take; Kennedy Family Releases Statement on RFK Candidacy; Cartoons; more....

July 20, 2023

Tidbits – July 20, 2023 – Reader Comments: Hollywood Strike To Limit AI Is for You and Me – We Are All Extras; DeSantis Using State Guard As Private Army; Negro League, Baseball Integration the Left; Hollywood Labor Films; Robert Reich; War on Women

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Reader Comments: Hollywood Strike to Limit AI is for You and Me - We Are All Extras; DeSantis Using State Guard as Private Army; Negro League, Baseball Integration, the Left; Hollywood Labor Films; War on Women - Russia Says Give Birth Early;

July 13, 2023

‘A Story That Didn’t Used To Be Told’: The Rise and Fall of Baseball’s Negro Leagues

Andrew Lawrence The Guardian

In an eye-opening documentary The League, director Sam Pollard tells a fully-rounded tale of how Black baseball used to thrive. By the 1940s, baseball was the third largest economic institution in Black communities.

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April 2, 2023

Kneecapping ‘A League of Their Own’ With a Four-Episode Final Season Sucks

Caitlin Cruz Jezebel

Amazon's remake of Penny Marshall's classic movie is an exploration of sexuality, friendship, and baseball. It deserves more than just a four-episode wrap-up.

March 9, 2023

How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union

Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier The Nation

The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them.

March 2, 2023

Andrew Tripp Is an All-Star Union Organizer — And a Kick-Ass Cross-Country Coach, Too

Derek Brouwer Seven Days (Vermont)

Andrew Tripp has organized more than 100,000 people in Vermont and 20 other states, and has coached Nordic skiing, track and field, and cross-country running, outside of Montpelier, Vermont. In 2021, he was named top boys' coach in the country.

February 17, 2023

Roberto Clemente Book Removed From Florida Public Schools

Nicole Acevedo NBC News

“His story is his story. He went through racism. It’s something that can’t be changed,” Clemente's son, Roberto Clemente Jr., told NBC News.

February 5, 2023

‘Toni Stone’ Shines Spotlight on Groundbreaking Baseball Player

Angel Idowu WTTW

America’s favorite pastime is taking center stage in a new production at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. “Toni Stone” is the story of the first woman to play in baseball’s Negro Leagues.

January 13, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | January 13, 2023

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Earth, Wind & Fire | Documentary. George Carlin | Baseball vs Football. Where Did All the Gold in the Universe Come From? Congresswoman Shares Stillbirth Story Pre-Roe v Wade. These Creatures Were Darwin's Greatest Enemy.

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January 13, 2023

George Carlin reveals why baseball may be the national pastime, but football is actually our most popular sport

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