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Article: MLBP Launches New Negro Leagues Licensing Program
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- April 7, 1994
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Ron Dungee
Los Angeles Sentinel
04-07-1994
MLBP Launches New Negro Leagues Licensing Program.
Major League Baseball Properties (MLB) will introduce a pro bono Negro Leagues licensing program, effective immediately.
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.
A complete variety of Negro Leagues merchandise, including ...