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Article: MLBP unveils Negro Leagues licensing program
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- Call and Post (Cincinnati)
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- March 31, 1994
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Call and Post (Cincinnati)
03-31-1994
MLBP unveils Negro Leagues licensing program.
Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) will introduce a probono Negro Leagues licensing program.
One hundred percent of revenues generated from the sale of Negro Leagues merchandise will be distributed to the Negro League Baseball Museum, the Jackie Robinson Foundation and to former Negro League players.
"The Negro Leagues licensing program is a momentous step for Major League Baseball," said Richard E. White, president of MLBP. "The Negro Leagues cultural and sports contribution should be recognized and preserved. We are proud of the fact that we are perpetuating the memory of Negro Leagues' players ...