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
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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