Black History Film Series

“The League” (PG)(2023)(Sam Pollard, Director)(143 mins). The League is a contemporary documentary based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League and its huge societal impact. In this film, baseball hall-of-famers Hank Aaron and Monte Irvin share how they played the game as kids, even when they had nothing more than broomsticks. As footage rolls of Black kids playing on a sandlot rush by, what’s being discussed isn’t merely successful men reminiscing about their past hardships, they’re talking about how they overcame those obstacles through resourcefulness and guile. Pollard’s newest incisive documentary about one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, the Negro Leagues, is filled with those gems of perseverance and adaptation. Stars Maya Angelou, Sam Pollard, Jabari Gray.