A LEGACY OF BLACK HISTORY IN OCTOBER: Celebrating the Prairie View Interscholastic League and the Negro Baseball League in Fort Worth, Texas | October 22–25, 2026.



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A LEGACY OF BLACK HISTORY IN OCTOBER: Celebrating the Prairie View Interscholastic League and the Negro Baseball League in Fort Worth, Texas | October 22–25, 2026. Link: https://youtu.be/V7LqakgITTw?is=TuDV1zhudh26D63b




FORT WORTH, Tx. Fort Worth’s history is filled with stories of talent, courage, and determination. This October, The Legends in the Locker Room invites the community to celebrate two powerful chapters of Black sports history: the Prairie View Interscholastic League and the Negro Baseball League. Link: https://youtu.be/V7LqakgITTw?is=TuDV1zhudh26D63b


From the fields where generations of Black student-athletes made history to the diamonds where Negro League players displayed extraordinary skill, these stories deserve to be remembered and shared. Join us for four days of football, film, conversation, a book signing, live theater, worship, and fellowship.




Thursday, October 22 | 7:00 p.m. PVIL Legacy Football Game: Dunbar vs. Kennedale

Admission: $7 | Link: https://youtu.be/7xozoprbkKo?feature=shared

Former students of I.M. Terrell, Kirkpatrick, Como, and Dunbar high schools—representing the PVIL era from 1920 to 1970—will serve as honorary captains for the coin toss. Their presence will celebrate the schools, athletes, coaches, and communities that built the league’s enduring legacy.




Friday, October 23 | 12:00 noon. Free film screening, book signing, and discussion

The Kirk Franklin Chapel at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
2864 Mississippi Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76104 | Link:

Film: https://www.maddogentertainment.tv/videos/the-pvil-story 

Book: https://youtu.be/AOdRiGIAXNw?feature=shared

See The PVIL Story: Separate…But Equal?, a 90-minute documentary directed by Mark Burns about the history and legacy of the Prairie View Interscholastic League.

The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with special guests Coach Robert Brown, chairman of the PVIL Association and 2026 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, and sports journalist Michael Hurd, author of Thursday Night Lights.

Hurd’s book shares the largely untold story of African American high school football in Texas. Drawing on interviews, newspaper accounts, and memorabilia, Thursday Night Lights introduces the players, coaches, schools, and towns that built powerful football programs under PVIL leadership. Michael Hurd will sign copies of his book. Books: $20.




Saturday, October 24 | 4:00 p.m.

Stage play: Yesterday’s Dream Alive | Link: https://yesterdaysnegroleagueplay.com/
The Kirk Franklin Chapel at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
2864 Mississippi Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Admission: $15

The weekend continues with Yesterday’s Dream Alive, a stage play honoring the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball. Attendees can also shop for Negro League baseball memorabilia in the fellowship hall.




Sunday, October 25 | 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

New Mount Rose Family and Friends Day & Bulldogs Sunday | Link: www.newmountrose.com
New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
2864 Mississippi Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Join us as we honor the Green B. Trimble Tech Class of 1986 on its 40th anniversary.

  • Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
  • Breakfast: 10:30 a.m.
  • Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.
  • Fellowship supper: 1:00 p.m.

Come learn, remember, and celebrate the generations whose excellence shaped sports and strengthened communities across Texas and beyond.

For more information, contact Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625 or kptatum1@gmail.com. Donations may be made via Zelle to newmtrosembc@gmail.com.


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