On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum tells the story of a man who became bigger than the game he played and only thew fastballs the Midnight Creeper the Bat Dodger and the Jump Ball the list goes on The astounding thing though is that he did this every day for five decades with no relief pitcher Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum tells the story of a man who became bigger than the game he played and only thew fastballs the Midnight Creeper the Bat Dodger and the Jump Ball the list goes on The astounding thing though is that he did this every day for five decades with no relief pitcher Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in former Negro Leauge Baseball player Buck O'Neil was finally made it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame years after being rejected to the surprise of his friends by one vote Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Baseball Museum in Kansas City Missouri tells the story of how Buck handled this loss in Bob's words like a man Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum tells the story of a man who became bigger than the game he played and only thew fastballs the Midnight Creeper the Bat Dodger and the Jump Ball the list goes on The astounding thing though is that he did this every day for five decades with no relief pitcher Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In a young seamstress was thrilled to get admitted to one of New York City rsquo s most renowned fashion design schools But when Ann Cone later Ann Lowe arrived from Florida to register for classes the school director told her she wasn rsquo t welcome ldquo To be blunt Mrs Cone we didn rsquo t know that you were a Negro rdquo he said Refusing to leave she whispered a prayer Please let me stay here Please let me stay here Seeing her persistence the director let Ann stay but segregated her from the whites-only classroom whose back door [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leauges Baseball Museum in Kansas City Missouri tells the story of perhaps the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball Satchel Paige Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Missouri tells the story of a man many historians consider to be the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball Leroy Satchel Paige Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Baseball Leauges Museum tell the story of a man who started in Kansas City made his way to Brooklyn and swept across a nation Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Sidney Poitier Man Actor Icon was the first full biography of legendary actor Sidney Poitier written by Aram Goudsouzian professor of history at the University of Memphis In it he explores the hard but admirable journey Poitier travelled and why we view him today as a legend Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we learn how on January a B- bomber crashed in Goldsboro North Carolina Two H-bombs each times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Japan fell to the ground Earl Smith dismantled those bombs and he's here to tell us the story Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Missouri tells the story of a man many historians consider to be the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball-Leroy Satchel Paige Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Night H-Bombs Fell on North [... more]

On this edition of CBS Sunday Morning hosted by Jane Pauley In our cover story Conor Knighton looks at how public libraries have evolved in the st century Plus Dr Jon LaPook looks at the role of those on the front lines of public health And Mark Whitaker looks at two legends being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Ron Brown a man who grew up in a rough area of Chicago shares how he was practically abandoned by his father but would mend their relationship later on in life Donna shares how her daughter Cassie was diagnosed with Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia as a teenager and their daily jobs became more difficult so they dropped everything and opened a resale shop Bob Kendrick President of the nbsp Negro Leagues Baseball Museum nbsp in Kansas City Missouri tells the story of a man many historians consider to be the greatest pitcher in the [... more]

Ryan and Bethany Bomberger speak out for the value of every human life They shine a light on an issue that is often lost in the discussion about abortion the truth that abortion disproportionately targets the black community Your gift to support our Option Ultrasound program will equip pregnancy medical clinics across the country with ultrasound machines resources and nurses' sonography training so a mother considering abortion can see her baby hear that tiny heartbeat and be moved to choose life Give now and we'll say thanks with a copy of the book Not Equal -- and your gift will [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Christopher Klein tells the story of the former president and Civil War hero Ulysses S Grant and how he raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution with the aid of Mark Twain Years after finding out she was adopted Traci Huguley discovered she was not the only child adopted out Bob Kendrick tells the story of former Negro Leagues Baseball player Buck O'Neil and how Buck nbsp handled being rejected from the National Baseball Hall of Fame like a man nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories nbsp Paul Kengor PoliSci professor at Grove City College brings us the details of the devastating nature of an attack the U S government chose to keep details hidden about Mike Leven tells the story about how he mdash a Jewish person mdash started the Asian American Hotel Owners Association Bob Kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum tells the story of how Jackie Robinson got his start in Kansas City broke the MLB's color barrier in Brooklyn and began a movement nationwide Sofia and Deshawn nbsp tells us how they went [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Sidney Poitier's elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar nbsp Sidney Poitier Man Actor Icon nbsp was the first full biography of legendary actor Sidney Poitier written by Aram Goudsouzian professor of history at the University of Memphis Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In our cover story Susan Spencer meets a pioneer in the study of stroke recovery David Pogue explains the GameStop stock battle pitting Wall Street hedge funds against day traders Mo Rocca talks with Mark Harris author of a new biography of director Mike Nichols Holly Williams profiles actor and Negroni-mixer Stanley Tucci and Martha Teichner tells the story behind her new book When Harry Met Minnie a true tale of puppy love and friendship Mo Rocca guest hosts this week's CBS Sunday Morning See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com [... more]

Pro-life activist Christina Bennett discusses how she's fighting the number one killer of black Americans abortion She also shares her story of how she's alive today because a Christian woman encouraged her mother to flee an abortion clinic Original air date Feb [... more]

Pro-life activist Christina Bennett discusses how she's fighting the number one killer of black Americans nbsp ndash abortion She also shares her story of how she's alive today because a Christian woman encouraged her mother to flee an abortion clinic Podcast users find today's related broadcast resources here https dbx focusonthefamily com media daily-broadcast standing-for-life-in-the-black-community Your feedback would be really helpful to us Please visit http www focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey to take a brief survey less than minutes Thank you [... more]

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