The Real Value of the Negro Leagues Can’t Be Captured in Statistics
The players found a way to navigate the injustice of segregation, turning it into a means of self-empowerment.
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Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Sources: Mark Rucker / Transcendental Graphics / Getty; Ernest Sisto / New York Times Co. / Getty; Charles 'Teenie' Harris / Carnegie Museum of Art / Getty; Bettmann / Getty. Facing Baseball’s Unwritten Rules
After a play turned into a punch, it’s time for the game to think seriously about the best way to police itself.
LM Otero / AP Remembering Wally Yonamine
The Japanese American athlete, who died five years ago, played a significant role in restoring trust between the two countries after World War II.
AP Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers
In most big cities, cabbies aren’t allowed to turn away passengers because of their race or destination—but it still happens all the time.
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A retired Major League Baseball player explains how he's trying to turn an upsetting encounter with the police into an opportunity for dialogue.
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