National Black Events Calendar
February 16, 2011
NATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2011
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
2/11, Various Dates/Cities, soulofamerica.com/us-city-guides.phtml
Gullah Celebration
2/01/11-2/28/11, Hilton Head, SC, www.gullahcelebration.co
SSS Spring Fling
2/05/11, Cataloochee, NC, www.southernsnowseekers.org
Material Girls: Contemporary Black Women Artists
Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
2/11/11–10/16/11; Baltimore, MD; www.africanamericanculture.org
Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit
2/23/11-2/26/11, Orlando, FL, www.blackenterprise.com/wps
NBA All Star Events
2/18/11-2/21/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.nba.com/jamsession
Pan African Film & Arts Festival
2/16/11-2/23/11, Culver City, CA, www.paff.org
Black Comedy Competition
2/11/11-2/13/11, Oakland, CA, www.BlackComedyCompetition.com
Bronner Brothers Hair Show
2/19/11-2/22/11, Atlanta, GA, www.bronnerbros.com/Show/show.html
Harlem Fine Arts Show - hosted by Susan Taylor
2/25/11-2/27/11, Harlem, NY; hfas.org
MARCH
NBS Summit
3/23/11-3/27/11, Telerude, CO, www.nbs.org
Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival
3/04/11-3/09/11, British Virgin Islands, www.caribbeanartisan.net/newfest.htm
Savannah Music Festival
3/24/11-4/09/11, Savannah, GA, www.savannahmusicfestival.org
Annual Berks Jazz Festival
3/23/11-3/25/11, Reading, PA, www.berksjazzfest.com/ticketedevents.htm
Mardi Gras San Francisco Style
3/05/11-3/07/11; San Francisco, CA; www.brownpapertickets.com
San Diego Brazil Carnival
3/05/11; San Diego, CA; tickets weblink
Black Travel Expo
TBD, Philadelphia, PA, www.blacktravelexpo.org
Black Marriage Day
3/27/11, Various Cities, www.blackmarriageday.com
National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention
3/23/11-3/27/11, Toronto, Canada, www.nsbe.org
SSS Spring Fling
3/12/11, Cataloochee, NC, www.southernsnowseekers.org
APRIL
National Black Memorabilia, Art, Doll & Collectible Show
4/16/11-4/17/11; Gaithersburg, MD; www.johnsonshows.com
San Francisco International Film Festival
4/21/11-5/05/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sffs.org
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
4/29/11-5/01/11, 1st weekend in New Orleans, LA, www.nojazzfest.com
National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
4/16/11-4/20/11, Chicago, IL, www.nfbpa.org
Annual Multicultural Business Conference
4/19/11-4/21/11, Washington, DC, www.diversitybusiness.com
Memphis in May Festival
4/29/11-5/01/11, Memphis, TN www.memphisinmay.org
St. Lucia Jazz Festival
4/30/11-5/08/11, St. Lucia, stluciajazz.org
MAY
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
5/05/11-5/08/11, 2nd weekend in New Orleans, LA, www.nojazzfest.com
St. Lucia Jazz Festival
4/30/11-5/08/11, St. Lucia, stluciajazz.org
Sweet Auburn Springfest
5/07/11-5/08/11, Atlanta, GA, www.sweetauburn.com
Barbados Gospelfest
5/11, Barbados, www.barbadosgospelfest.com
Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
5/11, Location TBD, www.blackenterprise.com/events
Gullah Festival Celebration
5/11, Beaufort, SC, www.gullahfestival.org
Afr’am Fest
5/11, Norfolk, VA, www.afram-fest.info
Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival
5/11, Bonaire, www.bonairejazz.com
Cancun Jumpoff
5/11, Cancun, www.cancunjumpoff.com
Soul Siesta
5/11, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, www.soulsiestaonline.com
Spoleto Festival
5/11, Charleston, SC, www.spoletousa.org
Atlanta Jazz Festival
5/11, Atlanta, GA www.atlantafestivals.com
DanceAfrica2011
5/11, Brooklyn, NY, www.bam.org
Carnival 2011
5/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sfcarnaval.com
Los Angeles Black Business Expo
5/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.blackbusinessexpo.com
JUNE
USA Summer Festivals
Juneteenth
6/11, Various Dates/Cities, www.juneteenth.com
Hollywood Black Film Festival
6/11, Beverly Hills, CA, www.hbff.org
Brooklyn International Film Festival
6/11, Brooklyn, NY, www.wbff.org/overview
Capital Jazz Fest
6/11, Columbia, MD, www.capitaljazz.com
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
6/11, Healdsburg, CA, www.healdsburgjazzfestival.com
Chicago Gospel Festival
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagogospelfest.us
Jamaica JumpOff
6/11, Runway Bay, Jamaica, www.jamaicajumpoff.com
Urban Financial Services Coalition (UFSC) Conference
6/11, Location TBD, www.ufscnet.org
Chicago Blues Festival
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagobluesfestival.us
Sundiata Festival
6/11, Seattle, WA, www.festivalsundiata.org
San Francisco Black Film Festival
6/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sfbff.org
Real Men Cook
6/10, Various Cities, www.realmencook.com
FraserNet National Convention
6/11, Location TBD, www.frasernet.com
Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Golf Classic
6/11, Beaumont, CA; blackchamberofcommerce.org
American Black Film Festival
6/11, Location TBD, www.abff.com
Summerfest
6/11, Milwaukee, WI, www.summerfest.com
Monterey Blues Festival
6/11, Monterey, CA, www.montereyblues.com
Annual N’DAJE Festival of African Music and Dance
6/11, Boston, MA, weblink
Taste of Chicago
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.tasteofchicago.us
DC Caribbean Carnival
6/11, Washington DC, www.washington.org
Montreal Jazz Festival
6/11, Montreal, Canada, www.montrealjazzfest.com
Soul Music by the Bay
6/11, Oakland, CA, www.tramaientertainment.com
Houston CaribFest
6/11, Houston, TX, www.houstoncaribfest.com
Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival
6/11, Bonaire, www.bonairejazz.com
Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair
6/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.leimertparkbookfair.com
Jubilee Jam
6/11, Jackson, MS, www.jubileejam.com
JULY
USA Summer Festivals
AKA Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.aka1908.com
Essence Music Festival
7/11, New Orleans, LA, www.essence.com
Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
7/11, San Francisco, CA, www.fillmorestreetjazzfest.com
NAACP Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.naacp.org
Ghetto Golfers Fundraiser Tournament
7/11, St. Louis, MO; www.GhettoGolfers.com
National Dental Association (NDA) Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.ndaonline.org
International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabhood.com
Caribana
7/11, Toronto, Canada, www.caribanafestival.com
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabcj.org
National Urban League Conference
7/11, Washington DC, www.nul.org
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabj.org
Waterfront Blues Festival
7/11, Location TBD, www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
Bill Pickett Rodeo
7/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.billpickettrodeo.com
Bill Pickett Rodeo
7/11, Oakland/Hayward, CA, www.billpickettrodeo.com
Annual Party in Palm Springs Summer Splash
7/11, Palm Springs, CA, www.pip4fun.com
National Black Arts Festival
7/11, Atlanta, GA, www.nbaf.org
Indiana Black Expo
7/11, Indianapolis, IN, www.indianablackexpo.com
Macy’s Music Festival
7/11, Cincinnati, OH www.qlzprod.com
Houston International Jazz Festival
7/11, Houston, TX, www.jazzeducation.org
Central Florida Christian Rally
7/11, Daytona Beach, FL, www.christiansmergingtogether.org
Reggae Sumfest
7/11, Montego Bay, Jamaica, www.reggaesumfest.com
AUGUST
USA Summer Festival
National Brotherhood of Cyclists Conference
8/04/11-8/07/11; Oakland, CA;
Lansing Jazzfest
8/05/11-8/06/11; Lansing, MI; www.jazzlansing.com
OldTownBlues Fest
9/05/17-9/18/11; Lansing, MI; www.oldtownbluesfest.com
National Sales Network Convention
8/11, Location TBD, www.salesnetwork.org
Satchmo Summerfest
8/11, New Orleans, LA, www.frenchquarterfestivals.org
African World Festival
8/11, Milwaukee, WI, www.africanworldfestival-milwaukee.com
National Bar Association Annual Convention
8/11, Location TBD, www.nationalbar.org
Umoja Family Festival
8/11, Seattle, WA, www.umojafamilyfest.com
National Black Theater Festival
8/11, Winston-Salem, NC, www.nbtf.org
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
8/11, Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluff, www.mvaaff.com
Annual Black Boaters Summit
8/11, British and U.S. Virgin Islands, www.honeyletstravel.com
Watts Summer Festival
8/11, Watts, CA, www.wattsfestival.org
Long Beach Jazz Festival
8/11, Long Beach, CA, www.longbeachjazzfestival.com
National Black Police Association Annual Convention
8/11, Sacramento, CA, www.blackpolice.org
SEPTEMBER
Black Enteprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge
9/11, Carlsbad, CA, www.blackenterprise.com/events/events.asp
Summer of Sin
9/110, Las Vegas, NV, www.summerofsinlv.com
Chicago Jazz Festival
9/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagojazzfestival.us
Verizon Wireless American Music Festival
9/11, Virginia Beach, VA, beacheventsfun.com
Art & Soul Festival
9/11, Oakland, CA, www.artandsouloakland.com
Montreux Jazz Festival
9/11, Atlanta, GA, www.atlantafestivals.com
California Book Club Summit (African American Authors)
9/11, TBD, CA, thecaliforniabookclubsummit.com
Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival
9/11; West Bend, WI, www.kmjazz.com
Blues at the Beach
9/11, Virginia Beach, VA, beacheventsfun.com
African American Street Festival
9/11, Nashville, TN, aacanashville.org
Monterey Jazz Festival
9/11, Monterey, CA, www.montereyjazzfestival.org
Sedona Jazz on the Rocks
9/11, Sedona, AZ, www.sedonajazz.com
Urbanworld FilmFest
9/11, New York, NY, www.urbanworld.org
Dallas - Fort Worth Literary SoulFEST
9/11, Dallas & Fort Worth, www.dfwliterarysoulfest.com
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
9/11, TBD, www.billpickettrodeo.com
NOVEMBER
ADCOLOR Annual Awards
11/11, Miami Beach, FL; www.adcolor.org
Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival
11/11, Anguilla, www.anguillajazz.org
Philadelphia International Art Expo
11/11, Philadelphia, PA, www.octobergallery.com
DECEMBER
African Diaspora Film Festival
12/11, New York City, NY, nyadff.org
World of Chocolate Holiday Event - World AIDS Day Fundraiser
12/11, Chicago, IL, www.aidschicago.com
Holiday Kwanzaa and Christmas Gift Show
12/11, Oakland, CA, www.kwanzaagiftshow.com
Kwanzaa
Begins 12/11; 7-day festival in various cities, www.soulofamerica.com/kwanzaa-celebrations.phtml
Chicago Hoilday Sports Festival
12/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagohotblog.com/holiday-sports-festival
2012
JANUARY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
1/11, Various Dates/Locations, www.mlkday.gov/
Zora Neale Hurston Festival
Eatonville, FL, zoranealehurstonfestival.com
Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
Montego Bay, Jamaica, www.airjamaicajazzandblues.com
NBS Eastern Region Winter Skifest
Gatlinburg, TN; www.winterskifest.com
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Nate Quinn, Springfield Public Schools Cultural Diversity Coordinator
February 16, 2011
Dr. Nate Quinn
Coordinator of Cultural Diversity
and Expanded Learning Opportunities
nquinn@spsmail.org
Telephone: (417) 523-0064
Fax: (417) 523-0099

Nate Quinne, Cultural Diversity Coordinator
COORDINATOR OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY Hired: August 1983 Base pay: $89,395 Auto allowance: $2,400 Annual stipend: $12,212 Extra duties: Coordinator of summer school, extended learning program and records department.
The Office of Cultural Diversity is committed to building a school district community in which all areas of cultural diversity are valued. Diversity enriches educational experiences by affording opportunities to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions that are often the foundation for insensitivity, misunderstanding, and conflict.
The Office of Cultural Diversity is committed to increasing knowledge and awareness of cultural differences, as well as eliminating bigotry, both overt and subtle.
Each student within the district is treated with respect, and supports are in place to ensure success for all children.
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Kansas City Black Media - News, Radio, NAACP, Urban League
February 16, 2011
Kansas City News and Radio Media that is black-owned or serves the African American community. Also, information about the Kansas City chapter of NAACP and the Urban League.
Hot 103 Jazz Brunch Line
PHONE: 816-763-1052
Jazz Hotline
Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors and Phoenix Bar & Grill
PHONE: 816-753-5277
Bi-State Committee for the Preservation of Sacred African American Sites
Kansas City, Missouri
PHONE: 816-421-5661
Black Chamber of Commerce
1501 East 18th Street; Kansas City
PHONE: 816-474-9901
WEBSITE: www.bcckc.org
NAACP Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
PHONE: 816-421-1191
Urban League Kansas City
1710 The Paseo
PHONE: 816-471-0550
WEBSITE: www.ulkc.org
Print
The Call Newspaper
Kansas City’s oldest Black newspaper was founded in 1919; The Call supported and was supported by Kansas City’s great jazz era; for example in 1937 the Call featured ads from an astounding 80 different jazz clubs in the city
ADDRESS: 1715 East 18th Street
PHONE: 816-842-3804
Kansas City Black Pages
The Business Connection to the Black Community
ADDRESS: 1601 East 18th, Suite 315
PHONE: 816-421-0400
JAM
A free copy of nightclubs throughout Kansas City, published by Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors
Radio Stations
90.1 FM KKFI - Blues, Gospel, Jazz , Reggae, World Music
103.3 FM KPRS - Hip Hop, Old & New School R&B
106.5 FM KCIY - Jazz
107.3 FM KNRX - Old & New School R&B, Tom Joyner Morning Show
890 AM KGGN - Gospel , Sunday sermons, Talk
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Black Funeral Homes in Missouri and Kansas
February 16, 2011
Elite Funeral Chapel
11525 Blue Ridge Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64134
816-765-0141
Malcolm Morris, Funeral Director
Thatcher’s Funeral Home
1520 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Bullock Family Funeral Chapel / Ashland Cemetery
1903 Jules St.
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816-364-2301
Eey Bullock, Funeral Director / Owner
Slider Funeral Home
1734 Washington Blvd.
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel
913-573-2020
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Lucille Bluford Branch Library, Kansas City
February 16, 2011
- Lucille H. Bluford Library
- Young Lucille H. Bluford
- Lucille Bluford Rally, Kansas City
Along with its strong collections in African American literature it is the first library in the Kansas City Public Library system to host a Health & Wellness Center. Among the amenities in the Center are specialized collections featuring extensive materials on topics ranging from teen pregnancy to diabetes; health kits for adults and teens containing books, DVDs, brochures, and articles relating to particular ailments, conditions, and diseases; and a machine to measure blood pressure. Also, a series of special programs take place on a monthly basis featuring health experts, health care industry job fairs, workshops, and health screenings.
About Lucille Bluford
Lucile Bluford was born on July 1, 1911. She was an African-American news publisher and businesswoman.
Her name became known outside the city when she sued the University of Missouri for denying her entry to its graduate journalism program. Lincoln University, the historically black university, didn’t have a journalism program so MU was ordered to admit her. Unwilling to do so, the university suspended offering graduate journalism courses in order to keep her from attending. Years later, she would receive the University of Missouri’s esteemed Honor Medal and an honorary doctorate.
Bluford joined the paper as a reporter in 1932 after graduating from the University of Kansas, the second black student to major in journalism there. Best known for her more than 50-year journalism career, Bluford became editor in 1955 following the death of Chester A. Franklin, the publisher and editor of the Call newspaper. During her time at the Call, Bluford was a leader in the Kansas City civil rights movement and made the paper one of national importance to the African-American community through journalism as a whole. The Call was a whole different journalistic approach to the world, a fresh view to read.
Bluford was committed to keeping the Call alive in the city’s 18th and Vine area after the area’s heyday and before its recent resurgence. When everything went down in the commerce district, there was only one business that remained open, The Kansas City Call.
Bluford took the responsibility of being a leader in the African-American community seriously. When Jesse Jackson was running for president, he came to Kansas City to do a campaign speech at the Municipal Auditorium. Bluford was in the upper balcony and Jackson had finished speaking and began asking for campaign contributions. She stood up saying, “Wait a minute. Wait a minute.” People saw her, and so everybody got quiet. She’s up in the balcony and she leans over and says, “Now Reverend Jackson, how long did you know you were coming to Kansas City before you came?” He said, ‘Well, it was a campaign stop.’ She said, ‘Is there any reason you didn’t contact the Kansas City Call?’ You could hear a pin drop. Jackson said, “Well, no ma’am. I apologize.’ And she said, ‘Well, you ought to apologize.” There were 8,000 people there and she just dressed him down.
Lucile Bluford, 91, editor and publisher of the Kansas City Call and a champion of the civil rights movement died on June 13, 2003 in Kansas City.
Reference:
Reference Library of Black America Volumes 1 through 5
Edited by Mpho Mabunda
Copyright 1998, Gale Research, Detroit, MI
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Leroy “Satchel” Paige All-Stars Barnstorming
February 16, 2011
Satchel Paige - Kansas City Monarchs
- Satchel Paige, Kansas City
- Satchel Paige, Kansas City Monarchs
Satchel Philosophy
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
Avoid fried foods which anger the blood.
If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cooling thoughts.
Go very lightly on the vices, such as carrying on in society — the social ramble ain’t restful,
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”
“Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.”
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.”
“Mother always told me, if you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don’t sound good to you, it won’t sound good to no one else.”
“Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world.
The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.”
Satchel Paige from Kansas City Monarch’s and beyond
Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige was born on July 7, 1906. He earned his nickname, Satchel, when he was a young boy carrying bags (and satchels) at railroad stations for passengers. Initially barred from the major leagues because he was African American, Paige played in what was referred to as “the Negro Leagues.” Paige’s pitching took the Kansas City Monarchs to five Negro American League pennants. He also showcased his skills by barnstorming across the country.
In barnstorming, a player traveled across the country and pitched for any team willing to meet his price. (Teams also barnstormed around the U.S. and played against local teams.) Paige sometimes traveled as many as 30,000 miles a year and in one streak pitched twenty-nine days in a row! He played in exhibition games against the best players of the day, black or white. Huge crowds came to watch him.
“I liked playing against Negro League teams,” Paige was quoted as saying, “but I loved barnstorming. It gave us a chance to play everybody and go everywhere . . .”
Owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, J. L. Wilkinson created a barnstorming attraction around the famous pitcher known as “Satchel Paige’s All-Stars.” Playing games throughout the Midwest, this Monarchs farm team promised fans a chance to watch Paige on the mound for several innings per game.
By 1941, a rejuvenated Paige was called up to be a regular pitcher for the Monarchs, and he led them to a Negro Leagues World Series championship in 1942, supplying three of their four victories over the Homestead Grays. Among Paige’s teammates that year were baseball legends Buck O’Neil, who played first base, and pitcher Hilton Smith.
Like fellow Monarchs alum Jackie Robinson, Paige was a pioneer in breaking the color barrier in the major leagues, winning rookie of the year honors with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 at the age of 42. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, the first Negro Leagues player to receive that honor, and became a beloved and entertaining ambassador for the sport of baseball.
Satchel Paige lived with his wife and children in Kansas City, Missouri, for more than 30 years and died here in 1982. He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. Three days before his death, the city honored him with the dedication of Satchel Paige Memorial Stadium at 51st and Swope Parkway.
Paige finally got his chance to play in the major leagues as a Cleveland Indian in 1948. That was one year after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball and went to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A Satchel Paige Time-line
1924 — joined the semi-pro Mobile Tigers.
1926 (May 1) — made professional pitching debut with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League.
1928 — purchased by the Birmingham Black Barons, paid Page a phenomenal $275.00 a month.
1932 — jumped from the Black Barons to the Black Sox of Baltimore to the Nashville Elite Giants and finally the Cleveland Cubs, before settling with the Crawfords of Pittsburgh
1935 — teamed with four other future Hall of Famers: Charleston, Bell, Johnson, and Gibson to win the Crawfords a league championship.
1937 — enticed by Dominican Republic dictator, Rafael Trujillo, along with other prominent stars of the Negro Leagues, to stock his politically motivated team.
1942 — became the ace of the Kansas City Monarchs pitching staff, led them to the Negro World Series, swept Homestead Gray, in which Page won three of the four contests
1946 — led Monarchs again to the Negro World Series
1948 — signed with Bill Veeck, owner of the Cleveland Indians on his 42nd birthday. A record crowd of 78,383 for a night game watched Paige make his first major league appearance. In his first starting role, he drew 72,434 fans in Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. As the oldest rookie in baseball, he won six times against one loss, helping the Indians to a pennant and a world series appearance against the Boston Braves.
1951 — signed by the lowly St. Louis Browns in 1951, he promptly signed old Satchel again. Incredibly, the following year,
1952 — enjoyed one of his finest major league seasons at the age of 46 with the St. Louis Browns. Won twelve games and was selected to the All-Star team, achieving another honor as baseball’s oldest selection.
1953-1956 — with the Miami Marlins, over 50 years old, only walked 54 batters in 340 innings
1965 — appeared for three innings with Kansas City Athletics. when his two-month contract for $4,000 expired, the 59 year old legend retired from baseball.
1967 — pitched his last game for the Indianapolis Clowns
1971 (August 9) — became the first player from the Negro Leagues elected to Cooperstown’s National Baseball Hall of Fame. When he accepted his award, he told the admirers that in the Negro Leagues, “there were many Satchels and many Joshes.”
1982 ( Jume 5) — made his last public appearance, suffering from the lingering illness of emphysema. Speaking from a wheelchair, he graciously received recognition at the dedication of a $250,000 renovated park, to be called the Satchel Paige Memorial Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri
1982 (June 8)– died in Kansas City, Missouri
1991 (October) — honored with the dedication of a new magnet school called the Leroy “Satchel” Paige Classical Greek Academy, which promotes the Greek philosophy of “body and spirit,” symbolizing Paige as one of the most physically talented and spirited bodies to play the sport.
By his own count, Paige threw 55 no-hitters and won over 2,000 of the 2,500 games he pitched.
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