16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, bombed 1963.
Roberto Clemente Day in Major League Baseball.
4 Little Girls – Wendell Morrison
Birmingham Sunday – Tom Paxton & Anne Hills
Two Black Churches: No. 1, Ballad of Birmingham – Will Liverman & Paul Sánchez
Birmingham Sunday – Rhiannon Giddens
Alabama – John Coltrane Quartet
Roberto – Ismael Miranda
Te Recuerdo – John McCutcheon
Sueño De Un Niño – Tito Allen
Somos La Fuerza Latina – Varios artistas
Roberto Y Tirabala 6:32 Andy Montañez
Orgullo De Borinquen – Lefty Pérez
Clemente (Estrella 21) – Edel Borrero
Jugando La Pelota – Jesús “Chocolate” Coombs
Jardinero Del Amor – Wichi Camacho
Lo Mejor Que Dios Ha Hecho – Ángel Ramírez
Roberto Clemente – Bill Tiberio Band
Roberto Clemente – Nelson Feliciano and His Orchestra, feat. Junior Cordova
Roberto Clemente – Phil Coley
Roberto Clemente – Franck Junior Flores
Roberto Clemente – Moe D
Tag Archives: Baseball
15 September 2024
Filed under Baseball, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, Pittsburgh Pirates, playlist
31 December 2022 – Remembering Roberto
It seems difficult to believe that fifty years ago today, Roberto Clemente died on an errand of mercy. I will remember how he played. I will remember how he lived.
Remembering, I made a donation to the Roberto Clemente Foundation.
Remembering, I created this playlist:
Roberto – Ismael Miranda
Sueño Se Un Niño – Tito Allen
Somos La Fuerza Latina – Andy Montañez & Ismael Miranda
Roberto Y Tirabala – Andy Montañez
Orgullo De Borinquen – Lefty Pérez
Clemente (Estrella 21) – Edel Borrero
Jugando La Pelota – Jesús “Chocolate” Coombs
Jardonero Del Amor – Wichi Camacho
Lo Mejor Que Dios Ha Hecho – Angel Ramírez
Roberto Clemente – Bill Tiberio Band
Roberto Clemente – Nelson Feliciano and His Orchestra (feat. Junior Cordova)
Te Recuerdo – John McCutcheon
Filed under Antiracism, Human Rights, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sports
Adventures with the bandanna – Citi Field
The bandanna went to its first baseball game today: the Mets hosted the Marlins. We joined friends from First Chinese Presbyterian Church and my friends Jamie Tan and Germán Zárate, Several friends recognized that the bandanna is a Pirates supporter. Thanks to Germán for the photo!
30 May 2015
Filed under Friends, New York, Pittsburgh Pirates
Walking with Russell
We met once.
We did not speak.
But for a few moments, we walked together.
On April 4, 1994, the Cleveland baseball team opened a new stadium.
My friends and colleagues among the indigenous peoples and the antiracism activists of Cleveland have a simple message. People are people. Not mascots. The name and logo of the Cleveland baseball team need to go.
The Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance organized an educational event for the stadium opening. The event included a public witness/demonstration at the new stadium. I attended.
As the stadium opened, we gathered in its shadow. Words were said. Prayers prayed. And then we walked in silence around the stadium.
Russell Means attended the event as one of the speakers. He walked with us. And for a few moments, we walked side-by-side. We made eye contact. We smiled. But no words passed our lips.
Russell, who journeyed to the spirit world early this morning, was a big man. And I walk slowly. I did not keep up for long. But those few moments, I remember, for they were a gift, an honor.
Russell lived a life of courage – working tirelessly and faithfully for the well-being of his people – of all indigenous peoples – of all oppressed peoples – of us all.
I give thanks for his life, his work, and his witness. I give thanks that, for a few moments on one April day in Cleveland, we walked together. I give thanks for all who in any way carry on the struggle for human dignity.
The National Museum of the American Indian will present a symposium: Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports on Thursday, November 1, 2012, 10 AM – 5:45 PM in Washington, D.C. I will not be there, but the event will be Webcast. As my friend Molly suggests, watching – and then taking action – would be an appropriate way to honor Russell Means.
People are people. Not mascots.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights
The game plays on
Much has changed –
the players of my youth long gone;
the Gunner and the Possum silent and buried.
But when I launch MLB.com,
the game remains the same
and the magic of the airwaves
transports me through space and time
and again I am on Neville Island,
a child, snuggled ‘neath the sheets,
transistor in hand
as the game plays on.
28 May 2012
Shire on the Hudson
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Arriba
Roberto Clemente (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Standing in the sanctuary,
holding up the line
of those who sought to leave,
José and I spoke
of baseball present and baseball past,
and our conversation’s magic conjured you.
From the sea you rose,
to stride proudly across the beach,
pass through the mists
of memory and time and
take your place
on the green right field grass
of the stadium near
where two rivers end and one begins.
For a moment,
a fleeting moment,
an endless moment:
your good strong arm and lightning bat,
your graceful lope and glove of gold,
your passion for the game,
your commitment to humanity
back where they belong.
And a smile crosses my face.
And a tear fills my eye
And all is pain.
And all is well.
And all is well.
Arriba!
15 April 2012
Brooklyn and Manhattan
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