Kedren Spencer plays the title role in "Toni Stone," a new Milwaukee Repertory Theater show about the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues. Director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden believes you do not need ...

CHICAGO - There’s much to say about Toni Stone, written by Lydia R. Diamond, currently showing at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, but like Toni’s on-stage storytelling, it would be hard to say it all in a ...

One of baseball’s greatest myths is that of Toni Stone hitting a single off pitching great Satchel Paige. Born Marcenia Lyle Stone, but originally nicknamed Tom Boy due to her affinity for wearing ...

To reach for and achieve a dream is a real gift. Marcenia Lyle “Toni” Stone, born in 1921, toiled and stretched for her dream of playing baseball — a radical ambition in that era — and later became ...

Have you ever heard of a baseball player named Toni Stone? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. But in the 1950s, this pioneer became the first woman to join a professional men’s baseball team. Now ...

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The further you head into the past, the harder it can be to find accurate information about the things people said and places they lived, even when that person is famous. Like, "the first woman to ...

Wednesday's Google Doodle honors baseball legend Toni Stone as part of the tech company's ongoing Black History Month celebration. The animated image features Stone, who died in 1996 at age 75, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Another interesting aspect of Toni's life is her relationship with the female ...

“It’s about the weight,” says Jennifer Mogbock, as the title character in “Toni Stone.” “The weight and the reach.” That seemingly simple idea provides the frame for playwright and director Lydia R.