Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
For Negro Leagues Museum President, Stat Recognition is Bigger Than Baseball
The addition of Negro Leagues baseball players’ statistics to MLB’s record books is bigger than baseball. It’s a part of American history.
For Latinos in the Midwest, Playing Ball was More than Just a Game
A Smithsonian traveling exhibit now at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City showcases the contribution of Hispanic leagues.
Kansas City Monarchs Making History … Again
The Kansas City Monarchs have been at the crossroads of social change for a century.
Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Threatens School Openings, College Football Season and City Jobs
President Trump has declared Kansas City a COVID-19 hotspot, raising questions about school reopenings, college football and jobs at City Hall.
Weekend Possibilities | Worlds of Fun, Kansas City Zoo and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Reopen
A few Kansas City staples are back in business with pandemic guidelines in place as summer is now officially underway.
A Game-Changing Legacy
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is marking the centennial of the Negro National League, formed on Feb. 13, 1920 in Kansas City.
Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans
Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.
First Base: Get Your Glove
Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played until their mothers called them in for dinner. Flatland looks back into the city’s baseball history to tell you why sandlots disappeared and how Sam and Ana Beckett, a Kansas City couple, and the Kansas City Royals are looking to bring the tradition…
1945 | Jackie Robinson’s Year with the Kansas City Monarchs
Although Jackie Robinson only spent five months with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, he left an everlasting mark on the city. From donning the red and white uniform in April to his final appearance in August of that year, Robinson became a vital member of the team along with the legendary Satchel Paige. Robinson…
Game Changer
Jackie Robinson’s push for racial equality spanned a lifetime where he used his athleticism as a conduit to challenge our country’s segregated system and demand change. Now, a new two-part film on his life airs next week on KCPT. (Flatland is KCPT’s digital magazine.) Through a collection of old photos, film, and interviews, the project delves…