Bill Staples Jr.

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Have the lessons of forced internment gone unheeded in U.S.? Eighty years after the end of World War II, many see troubling echoes of when the U.S. forcibly sent approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent to internment camps.

Trump has invoked “the Alien Enemies Act authorities once used during WWII to detain targeted communities … many immigrants with no criminal records … are being taken into custody without warrants.”

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Help End American Tyranny (H.E.A.T.) is a response to unchecked power. This shirt is more than fashion — it’s protest and education, reminding citizens of their rights. Support the 5th & 14th Amendments: due process for all persons in the U.S., not just citizens. Order today: bit.ly/HEAT514A

14 Thoughts on Pete Rose

It’s complicated. I agree. billstaples.blogspot.com/2025/05/14-t...

14 Thoughts on Pete Rose

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14 Thoughts on Pete Rose

“… think we’ve all spent enough time talking about Pete Rose. Hopefully, we can find closure soon—and begin celebrating more positive legacies from the great game of baseball.”

Watch the Documentary "Baseball Behind Barbed Wire" PBS Hawai‘i has made the documentary Baseball Behind Barbed Wire available to the public, ensuring that the story of baseball in Japanese A...

I had the good fortune to participate in "Baseball Behind Barbed Wire," which explores the significance of baseball at the WWII Japanese American incarceration camp at Gila River, AZ. Run time is roughly 30 min. Free online thx to PBS. Check it out!

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Mistah Mooney 1911 SLC Occidentals Clipping found in Salt Lake Herald published in Salt Lake City, Utah on 4/16/1911. Mistah Mooney 1911 SLC Occidentals

And as Mistah Mooney in 1911. www.newspapers.com/article/salt...

Vaughn Mooney 1910 Occidentals Clipping found in Salt Lake Telegram published in Salt Lake City, Utah on 10/1/1910. Vaughn Mooney 1910 Occidentals

Here’s Mooney with the 1910 Salt Lake City Occidentals (third from left, back row). www.newspapers.com/article/salt...

The NFL and Ending the Evil Trinity of Racism People like comedian and political commentator Bill Maher, who support the NFL’s decision to remove the “End Racism” campaign slogan, now di...

The NFL’s “End Racism” campaign wasn’t just about changing individual minds—it was about confronting The Evil Trinity of Racism: individual, institutional, and internalized racism. Dismissing it ignores the broader fight for equality. #EndRacism

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1900 - Palestine vs. Calvert (colored baseball teams)
The Houston daily post. [volume], July 20, 1900, Mailable Edition, Page 3, Image 3
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1905 - LaGrange vs. Dillard Colts (Houston), The Houston Post, May 3, 1905, 3.
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1897 - LaGrange, included in the formation of the Texas Colored League, with Bud Fowler reference.
The Houston Post, Jan 15, 1897, 9.
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Here's the 1894 reference:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume], June 03, 1894, MAILABLE EDITION., PART TWO., Page 15, Image 7
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Check NewspaperArchive for the other two LaGrange references. According to my notes, possibly 1897 vs. Cameron; 1905 vs. Calvert.

Matsui’s Revenge: Uncovering the Anti-Japanese History of the NY Yankees. "Of the eight Yankees who have ever won World Series MVP honors, Hideki Matsui is the only one to take a pay cut the following season." bit.ly/Matsui55Reve...

2024 Democracy Forum Join the Democracy Forum livestream on Thursday, December, 5.

Positive messages (and ideas) for challenging times. www.obama.org/2024-democra...

Baseball Behind Barbed Wire - Trailer Stripped of their constitutional rights, their homes, businesses, and dignity, 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced into dusty desolate camps, surrounded by armed…

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