James Beckum, founder of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League and former Negro League player, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at The Brewers’ opening day game. Beckum started the Beckum-Stapleton Little League on Milwaukee’s near north side in 1964 and has been a fixture in the community and in the league ever since. Beckum was joined [...]

The 2012 Fresh Coast Classic Champions were the Winston-Salem State University after defeating St. Leo with a 63-57 final score. Marcus Wells of Winston-Salem was the Classic’s MVP. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson)

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton “Just 19, no player younger has represented the U.S. men’s basketball team in the Olympics,” writes David Haugh’s on August 10, 2012 in Tribune.com. Quoting Anthony Sr., his father, he adds, and “No dad ever has been prouder: “Besides him being born, this is the greatest [...]

Honor coincides with 40th anniversary of his becoming the first African American general manager in professional sports Forty years after the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks named him the first African-American general manager in all of professional sports, Hall of Famer Wayne Embry returns to Milwaukee on August 17 to be honored by the annual Fellowship Open [...]

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton She took the lead on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in London that would claim notable writings in national, global and most significantly in African American sports and historical text, news print accounts and in featured popular culture tabloids. She is young, she is gifted, and she [...]

It is registration time again for BASEBALL. The Beckum- Stapleton Little League is embarking on another season of providing supervised activities for more than 400 young people in our 48th baseball season. Registration for any boy or girl ages 4 to 16, whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Beckum-Stapleton Little League boundaries. Registration will be on [...]

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton The crowd at the WIAA Track Meet “understood that it was witnessing something very special,” notes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports writer Mark Stewart. He would add in the June 26, 2011 article that as the then Milwaukee Bradley Tech senior ran down the home stretch of [...]

Andrew Bogut, Stephen Jackson and Brandon Jennings all vying for their first All-Star appearance Fan voting for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game has just begun and Bucks fans will find three players representing their favorite team on this year’s ballot, which was unveiled today at a tip-off event in Orlando, FL, site of the 61st [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Four Historically Black Universities; Bowie State, Cheyney, Fisk University and Lincoln University competed for the 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship Title this year. Pictured above are members of the championship team from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania following their 74-72 victory against Bowie State in the Fresh Coast Classic finals. Photo by [...]

The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship team Lincoln University pose for a photo with Fresh Coast Classic organizers and their coach with the trophy. The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic MVP is Lincoln University’s Denzel Mooney #22. 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Scholarship Winners & presentation pictured above from (l-R) are; Dr. Thornton, MPS Superintendent, Dawn Barnett, [...]