The odds of seeing a Black American baseball player on the diamond were higher in the 1950s than they are today. Baseball's future will be defined by how it reckons with the past. But is it too little too late? Learn more about your ad choices

The Forgotten League, Ep. 5: The Hall

Oct 23rd, 2023 43m 4s

Baseball's institutions fail to recognize Negro Leaguers as pressure builds for the sport to reconsider who counts as one of the greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Forgotten League, Ep. 4: Crossing the Line

Oct 16th, 2023 39m 45s

When Jackie Robinson is signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, he opens a door that was closed for decades. The move changes baseball forever and sets Negro Leagues players on a new trajectory. But integration comes with a heavier price than they coul

The Forgotten League, Ep. 3: Call and Response

Oct 9th, 2023 32m 50s

To draw crowds to their games, Black baseball players develop a signature style of play. It captivates audiences around the world — even gets the attention of one of Latin America's most notorious dictators. Learn more about your ad choices. V

The Forgotten League, Ep. 2: Golden Age

Oct 2nd, 2023 36m 7s

The newly founded Negro Leagues struggle to catch on — until savvy businessmen and fierce rivalries propel Black baseball to the national stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Forgotten League, Ep. 1: A Gentlemen's Agreement

Oct 2nd, 2023 47m 5s

Vanessa Ivy Rose is on a quest to learn more about the legacy of her grandfather, Norman "Turkey" Stearnes. That means going back all the way to the beginning of baseball, when a covert agreement shuts Black players out of the nation's pastime

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Introducing 'The Forgotten League'

Sep 20th, 2023 3m 10s

For decades, Black baseball players were excluded from the major leagues and forced to create their own space: the Negro Leagues. Vanessa Ivy Rose, granddaughter of Negro Leagues star Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, brings us on a quest to excavate h

We're Nominated for a Webby Award!

Apr 15th, 2023 37s

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Mamie, Ep. 3: Justice

Jun 15th, 2022 1h

After the verdict is handed down, Mamie Till-Mobley turns her grief into a rallying cry for justice and becomes an important figure in the civil rights movement."Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley" is a companion podcast to the ABC New

Mamie, Ep. 2: Guilt

Jun 8th, 2022 43m 40s

Following the murder of her son, Mamie Till-Mobley takes the stand to testify, speaking her truth not only to a crowded courtroom, but an entire nation."Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley" is a companion podcast to the ABC News docuser

Mamie, Ep. 1: Innocence

Jun 1st, 2022 43m 17s

Mamie Till-Mobley’s early life outside of Chicago was shaped by family, faith, and education — values she would later pass on to her only son, Emmett."Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley" is a companion podcast to the ABC News docuserie

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Introducing 'The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley'

May 31st, 2022 2m 31s

You may know the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was brutally beaten and murdered in Mississippi. But you might’ve never heard his story if it weren't for one woman: Mamie Till-Mobley.In this three-part season of Reclaimed, we ex

Tulsa, Bonus Episode: The Survivors

May 18th, 2022 41m 30s

New clues about the Tulsa Race Massacre are unearthed from a mass grave, but the city remains divided. The highly anticipated findings from the graves investigation leaves many Tulsans disappointed, and the community is demanding answers to the

Tulsa, Ep. 3: The Lost Graves

Apr 20th, 2021 37m 11s

A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for mass graves begins. But as Tulsa contends with its past, questions about the future of Greenwood may divide the city even further.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Tulsa, Ep. 2: The Ashes

Apr 13th, 2021 37m 43s

An angry mob descends upon Greenwood. What happens next will change the future of Tulsa and leave a deep scar on its Black citizens for generations.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tulsa, Ep. 1: The Trigger

Apr 6th, 2021 29m 4s

A generation of freed slaves create a new home for themselves in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But all of that is jeopardized after an encounter in an elevator.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Introducing 'Tulsa's Buried Truth'

Mar 30th, 2021 2m 46s

There’s a secret that’s been buried under a century of silence. It lies in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a once-unknown massacre took place on American soil.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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