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Project Self Sufficency Honoring Black History Month
Posted: January 25, 2010
In honor of Black History Month, Project Self-Sufficiency will host a presentation of “The House that Ruth Built and Pop Opened: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium,” on Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be given by author and history professor, Dr. Lawrence Hogan, along with Bob Scott, a former pitcher and first baseman for the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League. The league’s historic first game at Yankee Stadium on July 5th, 1930, will be highlighted. The multi-media presentation will take place at Project Self-Sufficiency’s Community Education Center, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested; call 973-940-3500 to reserve a seat.
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