海角乱伦社区 Black History Month Event to Feature Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick
February 16, 2022 鈥� In recognition of Black History Month, 海角乱伦社区 will host Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., for a virtual event on Monday, Feb. 28, starting at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but those wishing to listen to Kendrick鈥檚 talk must e-mail communication@park.edu to reserve a spot no later than Sunday, Feb. 27. A link to the event will be sent to respondents the morning of the discussion.
Kendrick, a 1985 Park graduate, will provide reflections of the rich history of African American baseball and the NLBM鈥檚 impact on the social advancement of America. He is also expected to talk about Kansas City鈥檚 Buck O鈥橬eil, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in July. Kendrick has said that O鈥橬eil changed the course of his life, calling him 鈥渙ne of the greatest human beings who ever walked the earth.鈥�
Kendrick was named president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in March 2011 following 13 months away from the museum. He was the NLBM鈥檚 first director of marketing in 1998 and was named vice president of marketing in 2009 before accepting a role as executive director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled 鈥� Kansas City in 2010.
He began his association with the NLBM as a volunteer during his 10-year stint with The Kansas City Star. As a senior copywriter in the promotions department, Kendrick developed the advertising concept and campaign that helped attract more 10,000 people in less than 30 days to see the debut of the Museum鈥檚 first traveling exhibit in the summer of 1993. The success of that promotion led to an appointment to the museum鈥檚 Board of Directors in the fall of 1993.
While he doesn鈥檛 fashion himself as a historian, Kendrick is one of the leading authorities on Negro Leagues Baseball history and its connection to issues relating to sports, race and diversity. In May 2020, Kendrick was ranked No. 35 on a Kansas City Star column ranking the most influential people in Kansas City sports history. In addition, Kendrick was honored with the 海角乱伦社区 Alumni Association鈥檚 Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013.