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Major league baseball integrated in 1947, now it’ll integrate its record book

December 18, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

This newspaper’s predecessor, the Daily Worker, and the Black press led the campaign for integrating white major and minor league baseball.

Baseball rewrites history, says Negro Leagues now a major league

December 17, 2020 By Associated Press

“It is MLB’s view that the Committee’s 1969 omission of the Negro Leagues from consideration was clearly an error that demands today’s designation,” the league said in a statement.

Soccer league players announce partnership with Communications Workers of America

December 11, 2020 By Special to People’s World

The USLPA and the CWA, a labor union representing hundreds of thousands of working people across many different sectors, have signed a partnership agreement to build solidarity, increase collaboration, and provide collective support.

In Paris, soccer players lay down ‘marker’ in fight against racism

December 10, 2020 By Rob Harris

Players have taken a knee, unfurled slogans and demanded tougher action only to find soccer — their working environment — remains infected with racism.

Tokyo says next year’s Olympics can be COVID safe

October 21, 2020 By Stephen Wade

Tokyo Olympic officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next year's games, showcasing several remedies Wed. Oct. 20.