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Join Us For the 2024 MLS All-Star Hometown Heroes Showcase

Major League Soccer and Black Players for Change invite you to join us for the 2024 MLS All-Star Hometown Heroes Showcase presented by RBC Wealth Management and Black Players for Change. This is a celebration of innovative non-profit organizations and leaders committed to serving the Columbus community.

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Black Players for Change, MLS and adidas Unite to Celebrate Juneteenth with Special Edition Pre-Match Shirt and "Generations" Campaign

Black Players for Change (BPC), Major League Soccer (MLS), and adidas have teamed up to commemorate Juneteenth with a powerful collaboration that honors the holiday's significance, celebrates players as agents of change, and unites the soccer community around the ongoing pursuit of equality.

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Juneteenth and Soccer: A History of the Present

There’s an unmistakable relationship between Juneteenth and soccer. Following the announcement of General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas in 1865, African Americans found themselves in an impossible situation. To echo the words of Saidiya Hartman, they were free from slavery, but free of resources.

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