Media Appearances & Podcasts - selected

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Consultant/Advisor:

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  • Hall of Fame Negro League Advisory Committee, the “Blue Ribbon Committee,” with Roy Campanella, Monte Irvin, Buck O’Neil, Jules Tygiel and Tweed Webb (1993).
  • "Black Diamonds: Blues City" The story of the Memphis Red Sox (1994)
  • “Shadow Ball” chapter in “Baseball,” the Ken Burns documentary (1995)
  • “Journey of the African American Athlete” by HBO (1996)
  • "Legacy of Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Line" by ESPN (1997)
  • “Chasing the Dream,” Hank Aaron documentary by HBO (1998)
  • “100 Years of ESPN Sports Century,” Willie Mays and Hank Aaron segments (1999)
  • "Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports" by HBO (1999)
  • Served on the United States Postal Service Advisory Board for the “Legends of Baseball” stamps series (2000).
  • Traveling exhibit, Exhibits USA's "National Pastime in Black and White: The Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955," from 2003 to 2006.
  • Grand Rapids Museum and Library exhibit, "A League of Their Own," from February – September, 2003
  • Negro Leagues Screening and Voting Committee, for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 2005-2006.
  • Satchel Paige Foundation, advisory board, 2009 to 2011
  • Who's Who in Black Kansas City, advisory board, 2012-2013 
  • The League by Radical Media, 2022
  • Apple TV+ Negro Leagues Series by Kapital Entertainment, 2022
  • Black Baseball Experience exhibit Curatorial Assistant by National BB Hall of Fame, 2022