Former Negro Leagues player Dennis Biddle visited Aurora, IL on February 6th at the Aurora Public Art Commission. Mr. Biddle, 92 years young, is also the founder of "Yesterday's Negro League Baseball Players Foundation (YNLBP)." He shared his Traveling Museum, signed memorabila and sold autographed copies of his book "Secrets of the Negro Baseball League." Thanks to City of Aurora aldermen Will White and Edward Bugg, Sangeeta Pande, Public Art Commission Curator and Mary Ful

A sold-out audience at the Lincoln Inn and Banquets in Batavia, IL, witnessed an outstanding presentation of success and honor for the 20th Annual Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board dinner. You had to be there...hopefully the photos provided here will give you some idea of what the night brought to everyone in attendance. Congratulations AAHAB board members.

The Influence Event Suite, 285 Montgomery Road in Montgomery, IL hosted the First Annual Quad County Black Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Gala on February 28th. More than 150 people attended the gala where nine African Americans from various walks of life were inducted. "The QC Black Hall of Fame Gala was created from a simple but powerful belief: that excellence within our community deserves to be seen, celebrated and remembered," said Black Hall of Fame Founder and Owner o

It was a packed Crimi Auditorium on the campus of Aurora University were African American activist Angela Davis didn't disappoint her audience. Her insights to how the "prision industrial complex" continues unabated and her desired to not to say the name of the person "occupying the White House" showed everyone that even at 83 year old there is still fight in her soul. Sixteen year old, Jai Smith, said, "Wow, I was impressed with what she had to say. I had heard about her, bu

Ted Strong, Jr.: The Untold Story of an Original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star is now available in paperback. You can purchase the paperback or Ebook editions online at www.bloomsbury.com or from Amazon at www.tedstrongjr.com . And just in case you haven't heard, after more than 70 years, the Major Leagues Baseball organization finally recognized the Negro Leagues as an official Major Leagues organization and include the records of men like Ted Strong, Jr.,

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The task of writing what it was like for African Americans growing up in Aurora, IL began a number of years ago. After numerous interviews of Aurora African Americans and combing through the microfilm of Beacon-News papers from 1921-1955, Sherman Jenkins has entered the writing stage for his second book: "African Americans in Aurora, IL: 1921-1955. "It's been a labor of love," said Jenkins. "However, I am still hoping to have other African Americans to step forward and allow

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