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Amplifying Black Voices

A platform built to highlight black voices in the game. Amplified has been expanded to effectuate Player Advocacy and Awareness building on pertinent issues impacting black participation, navigation and access within baseball and softball.

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During All-Star week in Los Angeles, The Players Alliance hosted an intimate fireside chat on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in baseball moderated by journalist and television personality Jemele Hill. The conversation included examples of excellence found around the league, barriers faced by players of color and the organization’s chosen method of addressing them.

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Amplifying Black voices is the foundation of our mission. This event series focuses on creating equity and access for community groups, small businesses and advocacy groups in under served neighborhoods across the country.

During All-Star week in Los Angeles, The Players Alliance hosted an intimate fireside chat on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in baseball moderated by journalist and television personality Jemele Hill. The conversation included examples of excellence found around the league, barriers faced by players of color and the organization’s chosen method of addressing them.

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Amplifying Black voices is the foundation of our mission. This event series focuses on creating equity and access for community groups, small businesses and advocacy groups in under served neighborhoods across the country.

During All-Star week in Los Angeles, Players Alliance hosted an in-depth conversation about African American participation in baseball moderated by journalist and television personality Jemele Hill.

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Amplifying Black voices is the foundation of our mission. This event series focuses on creating equity and access for community groups, small businesses and advocacy groups in under served neighborhoods across the country.

Launched at All-Star Denver, the Players Alliance hosted a prestigious event at a local Black-owned restaurant in historic Five Points. Known in the early 20th century as the “Harlem of the West,” Five Points remains the perfect backdrop at the intersection of Black history and culture, setting the stage for this monumental night of conversation, networking, and community impact.

The cocktails and conversations format event was moderated by two-time All-Star and MLB Network Lead Studio Analyst Harold Reynolds, AMPLIFIED featured a six-person panel engaging in open, honest dialogue, utilizing the Alliance’s platform to connect city and state leaders directly with members of their communities.

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