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  • Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 3

    Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 3
    Feb 20 2026
    Last August, the surviving members of the 1955 Cannon Street All-Stars embarked on their 70th-anniversary tour, bringing their story to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Their journey is now a permanent part of "The Souls of the Game" exhibit, highlighting the Black baseball experience. In this episode, author Rob Neyer moderates a discussion on the injustice of the past, acknowledging that what happened 70 years ago remains wrong today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 2

    Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 2
    Feb 19 2026
    In 1955, the Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars stood on the field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, listening to the crowd chant "Let them play." While racism kept them out of the game, shortstop John Rivers remembers sizing up the competition and knowing they could have won it all. In this episode, we fast-forward nearly 50 years to 2002, when the surviving members returned to the Little League World Series for a long-overdue honor. We hear from outfielder Leroy Major about the emotional moment they finally received the banner validating their state title, and how their story has found a permanent home in the Baseball Hall of Fame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 1

    Black History Month - Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars Part 1
    Feb 18 2026
    In 1955, the Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars were a team of confident young baseball players from Charleston, South Carolina, who just wanted to play ball. Instead, they faced a wall of segregation: every all-white team in the state refused to take the field against them. In this episode, we hear from team shortstop John Rivers about the frustration of winning a state title by forfeit, only to be barred from the Little League World Series on a technicality. We revisit the emotional moment when they arrived in Williamsport as guests, sparking a chant from the crowd that still echoes today: "Let them play." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Tulsa's 'Mother Randle'

    Black History Month - Tulsa's 'Mother Randle'
    Feb 17 2026
    In 1921, a white mob destroyed 35 blocks of the wealthy Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma—historically known as "Black Wall Street." 111-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle, is the last living witness to the massacre following the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Artemis II Mission

    Black History Month - Artemis II Mission
    Feb 16 2026
    As NASA targets a launch before the end of April for the Artemis II mission—the first manned return to the Moon in over 50 years—Pilot Victor Glover is poised to make history. Glover will become the first Black American to orbit the Moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - First Black Woman Governor

    Black History Month - First Black Woman Governor
    Feb 13 2026
    Keisha Lance Bottoms is looking to make history, but she’s no stranger to it. When she took office as Atlanta’s mayor in 2018, she became the first person of any race to serve in all three branches of Atlanta government, having been a judge and a City Council member. This year, she is seeking to do what no Black woman in 250 years of American history has done: be elected governor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Second to Owens

    Black History Month - Second to Owens
    Feb 12 2026
    We all know the story of Jesse Owens triumphing over Hitler's "Aryan supremacy" at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. But do you know who stood on the podium right next to him? We shine a light on the silver medalists whose stories are often overlooked: Ralph Metcalfe, who went on to found the Congressional Black Caucus, and Mack Robinson, whose athletic prowess likely inspired his younger brother—Jackie Robinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.
  • Black History Month - Granville T. Woods

    Black History Month - Granville T. Woods
    Feb 11 2026
    Granville T. Woods was more than just a brilliant inventor; he was a pioneer who reshaped modern transportation. Known as the "Black Edison," Woods rose from childhood poverty in Ohio to hold over 60 patents that transformed the world of engineering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 Min.