Hank Aaron

  Damion Thomas, sport curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, talks about the legacy of Hank Aaron (pictured) and…

Baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron will receive an honorary doctoral degree during the 2015 spring commencement at Grambling State University. Aaron will be awarded the university’s highest honor for…

This month marks the 40th anniversary of baseball legend Hank Aaron’s home run record. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record by hitting…

Baseball player Born Henry Louis Aaron on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. Formerly baseball’s all-time home-run king, Aaron played 23 years as an outfielder for the Milwaukee (later Atlanta) Braves and Milwaukee Brewers (1954–76). He holds many of baseball’s most distinguished records, including runs batted in (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), total bases (6,856) […]

‘Hammerin’ Hank Aaron’s quest to break Babe Ruth’s  home run record is being made into a movie. “The Hollwood Reporter” says producers Mike Tollin and Glen Rigberg have acquired the rights to Howard Bryant’s book “The Last Hero: a Life of Henry Aaron.” Director Barry Levinson and writer Adam Mazer will aslo be participation in […]

Hank Aaron is renowned for breaking color barriers long before President Obama. Just as the first black president has dealt with death threats and vicious attacks, Aaron encountered similar opposition when he entered Major League Baseball after its integration in 1954. Yet, this pioneer battled through the hatred hurled at him to become one of […]