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W. Kamau Bell | How to Define Blackness in Baseball, Plus a Conversation About Glen Kuiper
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W. Kamau Bell | How to Define Blackness in Baseball, Plus a Conversation About Glen Kuiper
FromBlack Diamonds
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What does it mean to forgive, but never forget? Bob Kendrick addresses the racial slur used, and apology given, by A's broadcaster Glen Kuiper, and why he himself has chosen the path of forgiveness, while using the moment to remember the triumph over adversity of Negro Leagues baseball. Bob also takes a moment to remember his dear friend and a member of the Black Aces, the late Vida Blue, before writer, documentarian, and comedian W. Kamau Bell joins Bob for a nuanced discussion of how Blackness has been defined through the history of baseball, on the heels of Bell's HBOMax documentary "1000% Me", examining mixed race identity. Where was the line drawn for light-skinned stars like Charlie Grant or John Donaldson? And why? Did the first ever Black Major Leaguer KNOW that he was Black? And how did Blackness evolve in baseball past a skin tone, and into an entire style of play? Laugh and learn with Bob and W. Kamau Bell, as they walk through American history. Stream W. Kamau Bell's "1000% Me" - HBOMaxFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com
Released:
May 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (85)
"The Homestead Grays" Part 1: Bob Kendrick on Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, and the Most Dominant Franchise in Baseball History: Bob Kendrick takes you inside the archives of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to tell you what made the Homestead Grays the most dominant franchise in baseball history (0:00), how Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee tore the city of Pittsburgh in half (2:58), why "The Black Babe Ruth" undersold Josh Gibson as a nickname (18:59), and the story of the iconic Josh Gibson-Satchel Paige showdown of 1942 (25:22). by Black Diamonds