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SUMMARY:You Need to Know: Ted Strong\, Jr.: Negro Leagues All-Star AND an Original Harlem Globetrotter
DESCRIPTION:Sherman L. Jenkins has been a researcher of the Negro Leagues and specifically Ted Strong\, Jr.\, an unsung hero of the leagues since meeting and working with Ted Strong\, Sr. more than 30 years ago. Mr. Jenkins is a member of SABR Negro Leagues Committee\, and the author of the book “Ted Strong\, Jr.: The Untold Story of an Original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star” which was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (now Bloomsbury Publishers) in October 2016. Mr. Jenkins is married\, has three grown children\, three grandchildren and lives in Aurora\, IL.
URL:https://joshgibson.org/event/ou-need-to-know-ted-strong-jr-negro-leagues-all-star-and-an-original-harlem-globetrotter/
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Doug Foster\, grandson of Hall of Famer William “Bill” Foster and great-nephew of Hall of Famer Andrew “Rube” Foster
DESCRIPTION:William Douglas Foster\, Jr. was born in Washington\, DC and raised in the DC Metro area. He graduated from Potomac High School in Oxon Hill\, MD and in 1993 with a BS degree in Accounting from the University of MD-Eastern Shore in Princess Anne\, MD. Mr. Foster currently holds the position of the Chief Financial Officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
URL:https://joshgibson.org/event/a-conversation-with-doug-foster-grandson-of-hall-of-famer-william-bill-foster-and-great-nephew-of-hall-of-famer-andrew-rube-foster/
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SUMMARY:A Renewed Call for More Negro Leaguers to be Inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame
DESCRIPTION:Gary Gillette: As founder and chair of the nonprofit Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium\, Pennsylvania native and Detroit resident Gary Gillette led the successful effort to save and rehabilitate the Stadium—one of only five remaining Major Negro League home ballparks. He is the recipient of the Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award from the Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)\, of the (Michigan) Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation\, and of SABR’s Henry Chadwick Award. He currently spends most of his time volunteering with a half-dozen nonprofit organizations.\nTed Knorr is a Pittsburgh-born\, Harrisburg-based baseball fan. Since joining the Society for American Baseball Research in 1979\, Ted has focused hit attention on celebrating Negro League baseball history. He founded SABR’s Negro League Research Conference – today known as the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference – which will convene for the 26th time this summer in Memphis. He also has founded Negro League celebrations in conjunction with minor league teams in Harrisburg\, Lancaster\, and York\, Pennsylvania. \nSean L. Gibson is the great-grandson of Baseball Hall of Fame legend Josh Gibson. Sean has dedicated his life to the preservation of Josh’s legacy and is the Executive Director of the Josh Gibson Foundation\, a Pittsburgh area non-profit organization. The Josh Gibson Foundation was established in 1994 in an effort to keep the memory of Pittsburgh’s beloved Josh Gibson and the entire Negro Leagues alive. With a strong focus on education\, the Foundation offers STEAM and mentoring programs to the youth in Pittsburgh\, sponsors the Josh Gibson Baseball Academy\, and is spearheading the development of the Josh Gibson Champions Club in McKees Rocks.
URL:https://joshgibson.org/event/a-renewed-call-for-more-negro-leaguers-to-be-inducted-in-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/
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SUMMARY:'Negro Leagues Matter' webinar: Negro League Ballparks
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\, at 12:00 Noon ET\nTitle: Negro League Ballparks\, and how they impacted the statistics of various teams and players \nSpeaker: Kevin Johnson \nBio: Kevin Johnson is the Co-Creator & Data Integrity Coordinator for the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database. He maintains a database on ballparks at Seamheads.com\, which he co-co-founded\, and is co-chairman of the SABR Ballparks Committee. Kevin also received the 2012 SABR Baseball Research Award\, the 2016 Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award\, and the 2019 Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner Award\, for his contributions to Negro Leagues research. \nRegister in advance for the 12/6/25 webinar
URL:https://joshgibson.org/event/negro-leagues-matter-webinar-december-2025/
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