Urges Major League Baseball to adopt Negro Leagues Day on May 2 of each year.
This non-binding New Jersey Assembly Resolution (AR 144) urges Major League Baseball to establish an annual "Negro Leagues Day" on May 2, commemorating the first game of the Negro National League in 1920. It highlights the historical significance of the Negro Leagues (1920-1960), their role in breaking racial barriers in baseball, and New Jersey's connections to teams like the Newark Eagles. The resolution requests MLB adopt this observance and directs copies to MLB's commissioner, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It does not create new law or impose requirements on MLB.
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Introduced Jun 17, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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John Azzariti
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Shanique Speight
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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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