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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Yes, Still

An excerpt from CNN -

What's changed -- and what hasn't -- 70 years after Jackie Robinson
By Mike Downey

(CNN)Still? STILL? A baseball player being subjected to racial taunts? A full 70 years after Jackie Robinson endured this kind of despicable behavior while smashing through the sport's white ceiling, it's hard to believe, but here we are again.

Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles was literally minding his business, manning a position in the outfield Monday night against the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, when the N-word came flying at him. Jones heard it, tolerated it best he knew how, then talked about it candidly after the game.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/opinions/70-years-after-jackie-robinson-racist-taunt-adam-jones-downey/index.html

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