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A's legacy in Oakland filled with colorful -- and winning -- teams, from the 1970's Swingin' A's to the Bash Brothers to 'The Streak' in 2002

A's legacy in Oakland filled with colorful -- and winning -- teams, from the 1970's Swingin' A's to the Bash Brothers to 'The Streak' in 2002

Huey Copeland speaks with fellow travelers Aranke and Gleisser about their books as well as about the impact of Black studies on their scholarly and

Howard Bryant’s tenth book, “Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original,” is a deep and unvarnished look into one of baseball’s all-time greats.

The story behind MC Hammer’s photo with “Hammerin'” Hank Aaron [Mercury News] Jan. 23—Perhaps you’ve seen the picture: Late-career Henry Aaron, wearing a Milwaukee Brewers jersey, posing in front of his locker next to a grinning kid in a tank top. That kid is Stanley Burrell, an Oakland native who grew up to become MC Hammer, a stage-name inspired by Aaron’s nickname. When news broke Friday morning that Aaron had died, at age 86, Burrell posted the photo on his Twitter account under a tweet that read: “His dignity unsurpassed. The embodiment of Black Excellence before the term w...