From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!
For 90 years, Wheaties boxes have showcased America’s greatest athletes, beginning in 1934 when baseball hero Lou Gherig first graced the orange package known as the “Breakfast of Champions.”
But for decades, General Mills excluded Black athletes from the celebrated cereal boxes. Josh Gibson, aka the “Black Babe Ruth,” and pitcher Satchell Paige, the first Negro leagues player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, would never be featured…