Baseball Legend Helps Kick Off Black History Month in Aurora

Baseball legend helps kick off Black History Month in Aurora

Ricky Rodgers, director of the African American Men of Unity group, joined dozens of others Friday night in Aurora welcoming a baseball icon who was visiting the city. “This is the start of Black History Month and I’ve come to meet the man who beat the man who beat the man, so that’s my reason for being present today, and, of course, to pay homage,” Rodgers said during a meet-and-greet event with former Negro League baseball player Dennis Biddle…

Baseball legend to visit Aurora for Black History Month

Living baseball legend Dennis Biddle, one of the last surviving members of the Negro Leagues, will headline Aurora’s Black History Month kickoff on Friday, Feb. 6.