@elprofeburgos.bsky.social
Historian of baseball, sports, and US Latin@s. Researcher and author of books on Latinos in baseball, Negro Leagues, and race and sports.
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A timeline of American immigration history from the handout accompanying the AHA’s Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation was offered as a suggested resource in a New York Times lesson plan on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. 🗃️
AHA Resource Used in NYT Lesson Plan on Immigration Enforcement - AHA
A timeline of American immigration history from the handout accompanying the AHA’s Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation was offered as a suggested resource in a New York Times lesson p...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A timeline of American immigration history from the handout accompanying the AHA’s Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation was offered as a suggested resource in a New York Times lesson plan on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. 🗃️
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Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Mo’ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again
More than a decade after becoming a Little League sensation at age 13, Mo’ne Davis is set to make more history as the face of the Women’s Pro Baseball League.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
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Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
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The AHA recognizes that our colleagues in the federal govt. are facing unprecedented workforce reductions & furloughs & has compiled resources in support. We are offering one year of free membership in the AHA to former employees of the federal govt. who have been terminated or resigned since 1/20.
Resources for Federal Historians - AHA
Published March 2025, Updated October 2025. The American Historical Association supports historians employed by the federal government. We appreciate the important work they do every day to preserve, ...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The AHA recognizes that our colleagues in the federal govt. are facing unprecedented workforce reductions & furloughs & has compiled resources in support. We are offering one year of free membership in the AHA to former employees of the federal govt. who have been terminated or resigned since 1/20.
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The AHA offers travel and childcare grants to help graduate students, early career historians, un/underemployed historians, and community college and public high school teachers attend #AHA26. Check out the full list of available grants at the link. 🗃️
Annual Meeting Funding - AHA
The AHA offers several grants and fellowships to assist graduate students and early career historians with childcare and travel costs for the annual meeting.
www.historians.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The AHA offers travel and childcare grants to help graduate students, early career historians, un/underemployed historians, and community college and public high school teachers attend #AHA26. Check out the full list of available grants at the link. 🗃️
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The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA
The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
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The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public.
Historians Respond to Federal Actions - AHA
AHA members are providing important historical context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government.
www.historians.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public.
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From #AHAOnline in February 2022: Karlos Hill, Jennifer Turner, Trinidad Gonzales, & Leland J. White with chair @kmhilliard.bsky.social help equip historians with tools to advocate effectively for history education. 🗃️
Advocating for History Education: Insights for Historians
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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September 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
From #AHAOnline in February 2022: Karlos Hill, Jennifer Turner, Trinidad Gonzales, & Leland J. White with chair @kmhilliard.bsky.social help equip historians with tools to advocate effectively for history education. 🗃️
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I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
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Ninety-one years ago today, The Great One was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Eighteen seasons with the @pirates.com proved without a doubt that Roberto Clemente was worthy of the name.
August 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ninety-one years ago today, The Great One was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Eighteen seasons with the @pirates.com proved without a doubt that Roberto Clemente was worthy of the name.
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Fascinating new story from the SABR Games Project: In 1895, the Cincinnati Reds played an exhibition game against the Page Fence Giants, an all-Black barnstorming team led by future Hall of Famer Bud Fowler: sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
August 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Fascinating new story from the SABR Games Project: In 1895, the Cincinnati Reds played an exhibition game against the Page Fence Giants, an all-Black barnstorming team led by future Hall of Famer Bud Fowler: sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
A project I have worked with Daniel Eck, a Stats professor at Illinois, that bridges history and statistics to develop a new statistical model for assessing baseball’s all time greats is the subject of a NYTimes article, in the Science Times section no less. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/s...
Bonds Beats the Babe! Statistical Model Crowns a New ‘Greatest’ in Baseball
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A project I have worked with Daniel Eck, a Stats professor at Illinois, that bridges history and statistics to develop a new statistical model for assessing baseball’s all time greats is the subject of a NYTimes article, in the Science Times section no less. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/s...
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Black Americans are losing interest in #baseball. Wash U prof, Gerald Early, wants the community to reconnect www.kjzz.org/the-show/202... #blacksports
Black Americans are losing interest in baseball. This author wants the community to reconnect
Black Americans have been playing baseball for a lot longer than many people realize argues there’s at least one demographic that’s not represented in MLB as much as it could — and should be.
www.kjzz.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Black Americans are losing interest in #baseball. Wash U prof, Gerald Early, wants the community to reconnect www.kjzz.org/the-show/202... #blacksports
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#tdih 1944 Lt. Jackie Robinson, stationed at Camp Hood in Texas, was told to go to a seat in back of bus. Robinson refused & was court-martialed.
Read his letter⬇️to Ass't to Secretary of War & learn about crucial role of Black press.
"I know I am being framed & I will tell people about it"
Read his letter⬇️to Ass't to Secretary of War & learn about crucial role of Black press.
"I know I am being framed & I will tell people about it"
July 6, 1944: Lt. Jackie Robinson Refuses to Give Up Seat on Bus
While stationed at Camp Hood in Texas, Lieutenant Jackie Robinson refused to give up his seat on the bus and was court-martialed.
www.zinnedproject.org
July 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#tdih 1944 Lt. Jackie Robinson, stationed at Camp Hood in Texas, was told to go to a seat in back of bus. Robinson refused & was court-martialed.
Read his letter⬇️to Ass't to Secretary of War & learn about crucial role of Black press.
"I know I am being framed & I will tell people about it"
Read his letter⬇️to Ass't to Secretary of War & learn about crucial role of Black press.
"I know I am being framed & I will tell people about it"
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It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
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among the things we apparently need to do a better job of going forward - as a society, it seems - is communicating the basic conceit of what learning is and why we value it. a problem that we in higher ed share with our K-12 colleagues
June 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
among the things we apparently need to do a better job of going forward - as a society, it seems - is communicating the basic conceit of what learning is and why we value it. a problem that we in higher ed share with our K-12 colleagues
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
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US photographer Dorothea Lange documented the woman working in the shipyards, Richmond California, c.1943 during WW2 #WomensArt
May 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
US photographer Dorothea Lange documented the woman working in the shipyards, Richmond California, c.1943 during WW2 #WomensArt
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File under #goodnews #courageiscontagious
"The Mellon Foundation...announced $15 million in emergency funding for state humanities councils across the country, throwing...a crucial lifeline after the cancellation of federal support had left some in danger of collapse" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...
"The Mellon Foundation...announced $15 million in emergency funding for state humanities councils across the country, throwing...a crucial lifeline after the cancellation of federal support had left some in danger of collapse" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...
Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils
The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part of a pivot toward President Trump’s priorities.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
File under #goodnews #courageiscontagious
"The Mellon Foundation...announced $15 million in emergency funding for state humanities councils across the country, throwing...a crucial lifeline after the cancellation of federal support had left some in danger of collapse" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...
"The Mellon Foundation...announced $15 million in emergency funding for state humanities councils across the country, throwing...a crucial lifeline after the cancellation of federal support had left some in danger of collapse" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...
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The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public. 🗃️
Historians Respond to Federal Actions - AHA
AHA members are providing important historical context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government.
www.historians.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public. 🗃️
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Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
April 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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From 1945 to 2005, nearly 100,000 surveys of MLB and minor-league baseball players were collected by historian Bill Weiss. All of the Weiss questionnaires — from Ernie Banks to Tony Gwynn — are now available online for SABR members to view: sabr.org/latest/weiss...
April 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
From 1945 to 2005, nearly 100,000 surveys of MLB and minor-league baseball players were collected by historian Bill Weiss. All of the Weiss questionnaires — from Ernie Banks to Tony Gwynn — are now available online for SABR members to view: sabr.org/latest/weiss...
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that means a(nother) incredible piece of writing from @stevengoldman.bsky.social on Jackie Robinson, the attempt(s) to erase his (and so many others') historical significance, and the questions that won't be asked, by doing so:
Every Day They Burn the Book | Baseball Prospectus
The war against baseball’s greatest hero moves to another battlefield, but why?
www.baseballprospectus.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
that means a(nother) incredible piece of writing from @stevengoldman.bsky.social on Jackie Robinson, the attempt(s) to erase his (and so many others') historical significance, and the questions that won't be asked, by doing so:
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Absolutely infuriating that, with no deliberation, no transparency, no expertise, no justification, no legal authority, and no mandate, Musk/Trump/DOGE are decimating so many important and essential public goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment
The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums, scholarship and historical sites, could see grants curtailed and staffing slashed by up to 80 percent.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Absolutely infuriating that, with no deliberation, no transparency, no expertise, no justification, no legal authority, and no mandate, Musk/Trump/DOGE are decimating so many important and essential public goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
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“A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the #GreatMigration," a new traveling exhibit showcasing the major industry and social changes birthed by the Great Migration, is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center through April 27. thetriibe.com/2025/03/grea... #BlackMidwest
Great Migration exhibit in Chicago unpacks the stories and legacies of the historic journey • The TRiiBE
A new travelling exhibit showcasing the major industry and social changes birthed by the Great Migration has arrived in Chicago.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the #GreatMigration," a new traveling exhibit showcasing the major industry and social changes birthed by the Great Migration, is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center through April 27. thetriibe.com/2025/03/grea... #BlackMidwest