Larry Lester Works To Memorialize Negro League Players

The New York Times highlighted the efforts of the Negro Leagues Grave Marker Project, a team dedicated to raising money and placing headstones (sometimes by hand!) on the unmarked graves of Negro Leagues players.  Larry Lester, a member of the 100 BMKC and Negro Leagues baseball historian is part of this effort.

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For Negro League Players, a Measure of Recognition

Cause For Alarm Event Promotes Fire Safety

From Zac Narcisse, Health & Wellness Chair….
First off, I want to send a SPECIAL thanks to the mentors of the 100 for your participation in the Cause for Alarm event this past weekend. These mentors included: Zachary Narcisse, Ottawa Williams, Cleveland Woodson, David Ford, Rory Kirk, and Denzil Ross. I am pleased to [...]

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1st Annual Father of the Year Award- PRESS RELEASE

KANSAS CITY, MO. March 15, 2010. In June, the nation will once again celebrate Father’s Day. In consideration of the holiday, the 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, and Kansas City Healthy Start’s Dedicated Dads program are partnering to salute African-American fathers for their first annual Father of the Year [...]

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