With Negro league memorabilia covering the Prince George’s Ballroom, the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame (NLLHOF) held an event on Aug. 28 talking about goals for the county and celebrating the past, present and future of African-Americans in baseball.

Days before the organization’s annual event at the Bowie Baysox stadium, Darryl Barnes, chair of the Maryland-National Capitol Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC), baseball coach Jimmy O. Williams, and retired outfielder Keith Showell discussed the history of the Negro Leagues, their professional lives and goals.

Pitching legend Dwight “Doc” Gooden of the New York Mets — known for throwing a no-hitter late in his career with the Yankees — was supposed to also participate in the panel, but was unable to attend the Aug. 28 discussion,

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