Shades of Greatness and the Modern MLB
Racial Justice Facilitated Conversation
Read 6 articles & discuss. A facilitator will allow participants to share stories & experiences through face-to-face communication, navigating through difficult conversations about race & racism.
For this exhibit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum worked with artists to explore deeper stories and themes within the history of Negro League baseball. Shades of Greatness honors and celebrates African American history and sports.
Participants are asked to read the six articles in advance and gather to share their thoughts as well as listen to the experiences of others.
A trained facilitator will help ensure conversations can proceed in a supportive environment with participants able to share their thoughts openly. Through circle dialogue, the conversation will be structured to allow participants to share their stories and experiences through face-to-face communication, navigating through difficult conversations about race and the effects of racism.
Six articles and one video are presented for reading and reflection. Register for the program to receive copies of the articles emailed to you or printed, or simply click each link and use your library card to access them online through library research resources.
- ?MLB Still Has Work to Do in Racial, Gender Hiring.? ESPN.com, 18 May 2022, www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33939224/mlb-work-do-racial-gender-hiring.
- "Backslide on diversity shows work still needed." USA Today, 3 Feb. 2023, p. 05D. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A735687424/ITOF?u=tope96505&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=327668a7. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.
- Kepner, Tyler. "Putting Baseball's Racism in Context." New York Times, 22 Dec. 2020, p. B9(L). Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A646130707/ITOF?u=tope96505&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=5dd43dc7. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.
- "MLB's integration struggle started with Jackie Robinson. It didn't end there." Washingtonpost.com, 14 Nov. 2022, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A726441009/ITOF?u=tope96505&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=4ad61f5b. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.
- Dickey, Jack, and Ted Keith. ?Gray Area.? Sports Illustrated, vol. 126, no. 14, May 2017, p. 20. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=122959093&site=ehost-live.
- Seymour, Gene. ?Fade to White.? Nation, vol. 311, no. 9, Nov. 2020, pp. 18?25. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=146417175&site=ehost-live.
- (15 minute video) Shouldn't sports be color-blind?, Ferrucci, https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_ferrucci_shouldn_t_sports_be_color_blind
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibits | Civic Engagement |
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