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Author of #SistersInArms & #InALeagueOfHerOwn. 100% Intelligent Black Child. Jedi Rebel Scum. Rep: Kevan Lyon/@MarsalLyonLit. Photo: Jillisa Hope Milner

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She was a woman with a dream who wound up with a baseball team. She was #InALeagueOfHerOwn. Inspired by the true story of civil rights activist, Negro Leagues team owner, & Baseball Hall of Famer #EffaManley. Pre-order: harpercollins.com/products/i…
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Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers! ⚾️💙 If the World Series reignited your love for the game… Let me put the perfect novel in your hands: ⚾️Women breaking barriers ⚾️ The joy of victory ⚾️ An underdog worth cheering for harpercollins.com/products/i…
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Whether you’re a sports fan or just love a good story – this one hits a home run. ⚾️ In A League Of Her Own ⚾️ Available everywhere books are sold. ⚾️ Audiobook option too!
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Some light reading while my car gets serviced. #AuthorLife #WhatKaiaReads #HistFicAuthorLife #PlotterLifeWriter
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Only $400, not $10k?
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Gabriella Kreuz
@thesportsGab5 Jul 2025
78 years ago today, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier with Cleveland, becoming a 7x All-Star and WS Champion. His courage and talent changed the game ! Today, we celebrate his legacy. #GuardsBall
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one cleveland baseball fan@1CLEbaseballfan5 Jul 2025
OTD - July 5, 1947 - Larry Doby became the first Black player in the American League. Despite the daily impacts of racism, Doby went on to be the first Black player to hit a home run in the World Series en route to his Hall of Fame career. He deserves to be celebrated @mlb
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾
@baseballhall5 Jul 2025
Larry Doby made his historic debut for Cleveland on this date in 1947, becoming the first Black player in the American League. Doby faced many of the same challenges as Jackie Robinson, who reintegrated the NL in April, but his courage was second to none. ow.ly/Yj9e50WlczI
Portrait of Larry Doby in a Cleveland uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

ALT Portrait of Larry Doby in a Cleveland uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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Cleveland Guardians
@CleGuardians5 Jul 2025
Today, we celebrate the 78th anniversary of Larry Doby breaking the AL color barrier. Facing the same challenges as Jackie Robinson, and debuting just a few months later, Doby's courage and bravery is more than worth celebrating. 👏 #GuardsBall
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Brandon Ousley
@brandonousley4 Jul 2025
Album of the day. You'd have to be a true R&B enthusiast to know Adriana Evans and her 1997 self-titled debut album. One of the overlooked artists to emerge during the "neo-soul" boom, Evans truly fit the bill of a singer's singer with a pristine, jazz-inflected voice that echoed the sophistication and verve of female soul singers from the mid-to-late 1970s. She and producer Dred Scott produced a sound that was distinctly classic and modern, one that mostly married live instrumentation with uptown hip hop sensibilities: elegant strings, striking woodwinds and brass, and rugged, hearty percussion work. Somehow, none of it sounds like homages to any past influences either, thanks in part to Evans' pure voice and the breezy production that anchors the set. Why an album that effortlessly rode into different lanes is largely unknown and underacknowledged by the masses speaks to the meager promotion the now-defunct Loud Records gave it. Already something of an anomaly on a hip hop-based label, Loud didn't know how to market Evans' boundless, grown-up flavor alongside the street-centric tastes that raged on Black radio at the time. It's quite a shame, as it still holds up far better than several praised R&B releases from that time.
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Oh goody, another cause to campaign for: let's make #DobyDay official. I guess it's time for MLB to receive another round of Effa Manley inspired letters.
Guardians of The Land@OurCLEGuardians5 Jul 2025
Today, we celebrate #DobyDay! On this date 78 years ago, Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League. While @MLB has an honorary day for Robinson, Gehrig, and Clemente, Doby doesn't receive league-wide recognition - yet. Here's why that should change. 🧵
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#EffaManley did that!
Baseball by BSmile@BSmile3 Jul 2025
Today In 1947: The Cleveland Indians acquire Larry Doby from the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League! In two days he'll become the first Black player in American League history! ⚾️ #MLB #Baseball #Legend
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Effa Manley negotiated on behalf of the Eagles. And then used her portion of the proceeds to buy herself a mink coat. 30 years later, she was still rocking it at the Negro Leagues reunion. My fictionalized account is in my novel #InALeagueOfHerOwn.
The Other Boys Of Summer@NegroLeagueFilm3 Jul 2025
Larry Doby’s contract with the Newark Eagles was purchased by Cleveland 7/3/1947. It was the first time a Negro League contract was bought out. Branch Rickey took Jackie without speaking to the Monarchs. Doby broke the AL color barrier. Lots of interesting stuff in this paper.
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Luther Vandross@luthervandross1 Jul 2025
The world lost the great Luther Vandross on this day 20 years ago. Luther was one of the greatest voices in music history. To the superstar whose first name alone brings instant recognition and admiration, Luther, we love and miss you.
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A Soldier’s Life@CCLLC20081 Jul 2025
Celebrating National Postal Worker Day in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire! Thrilled to see my book, A Soldier’s Life, A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion at Country Bookseller! Join me at 7PM today to learn more about the #WWII 6888th Postal Battalion. #mail
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#InALeagueOfHerOwn includes Effa Manley's negotiations that resulted in Larry Doby becoming the 2nd Negro Leaguer to play MLB, and the 1st to play in the AL. She also became the 1st Negro League team owner to be compensated by a MLB team for the loss of talent.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾
@baseballhall30 Jun 2025
Larry Doby added another chapter to his baseball legacy #OTD in 1978. After making history as the second Black player in AL/NL history, he became the second Black manager when he took the helm of the White Sox. ow.ly/JOUs50WiiSl
Head and shoulders portrait of Larry Doby wearing a wide-collar Chicago White Sox uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

ALT Head and shoulders portrait of Larry Doby wearing a wide-collar Chicago White Sox uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾
@baseballhall30 Jun 2025
Larry Doby added another chapter to his baseball legacy #OTD in 1978. After making history as the second Black player in AL/NL history, he became the second Black manager when he took the helm of the White Sox. ow.ly/JOUs50WiiSl
Head and shoulders portrait of Larry Doby wearing a wide-collar Chicago White Sox uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

ALT Head and shoulders portrait of Larry Doby wearing a wide-collar Chicago White Sox uniform. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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Lost In Left Field@LILFBaseball26 Jun 2025
The #Giants retired the number 20 worn by Monte Irvin #OTD in 2010. A member of the #HallofFame and the Giants’ 1954 World Championship team, Irvin won three batting titles for the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues before joining the Giants. @nlbmprez
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Floella Benjamin@FloellaBenjamin23 Jun 2025
To celebrate #WindrushDay my film of Coming to England was shown to around 800 schoolchildren at ⁦@BFI⁩. Most of them had read the book and loved it❤️
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾
@baseballhall24 Jun 2025
Forty-six years ago today, the Man of Steal was off to the races. Rickey Henderson made his @Athletics debut on this date in 1979, picking up two hits and his first of a record 1,406 stolen bases. ow.ly/PiLs50Wfo4f (📸 Doug McWilliams)
Rickey Henderson smiles wearing a gold Oakland jersey. (Doug McWilliams/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

ALT Rickey Henderson smiles wearing a gold Oakland jersey. (Doug McWilliams/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_24 Jun 2025
Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim:
This summer sweat the heat, not the cost of swimming lessons. Outdoor Afro, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring Black connection and leadership in nature, will award Swimmerships (swim scholarships) to those enrolled in beginner-introductory swim lessons. Outdoor Afro Swimmerships will be awarded in the form of a reimbursement to applicants of up to $200/swimmer or $400 total per family to cover the cost of beginner-introductory swim lessons with any swim provider between January 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025. To qualify for the Making Waves Swimmership, lessons must be paid for within this period but need not be completed within this period (to accommodate those participating in a multi-week series of swim lessons). Guardians and/or participants must complete the form below and upload a receipt as proof of purchase. Swimmership checks will be mailed or e-payment will be processed within 60 days of submission. You must be 18+ to fill out this form.

ALT This summer sweat the heat, not the cost of swimming lessons. Outdoor Afro, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring Black connection and leadership in nature, will award Swimmerships (swim scholarships) to those enrolled in beginner-introductory swim lessons. Outdoor Afro Swimmerships will be awarded in the form of a reimbursement to applicants of up to $200/swimmer or $400 total per family to cover the cost of beginner-introductory swim lessons with any swim provider between January 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025. To qualify for the Making Waves Swimmership, lessons must be paid for within this period but need not be completed within this period (to accommodate those participating in a multi-week series of swim lessons). Guardians and/or participants must complete the form below and upload a receipt as proof of purchase. Swimmership checks will be mailed or e-payment will be processed within 60 days of submission. You must be 18+ to fill out this form.

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