In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Negro League baseball, the Heinz History Center is partnering with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Josh Gibson Foundation, and Carnegie Museum of Art to host an engaging panel discussion. Feb. 13 marks exactly 100 years since the Negro National League – the first African American professional baseball league – was established at a YMCA in Kansas City, Mo. The evening program will examine the legacy and impact of the Negro League in Pittsburgh with an all-star panel featuring:

• Al Oliver, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star outfielder and member of the 1971 World Series Champion team;

• Sean Gibson, executive director, Josh Gibson Foundation; great-grandson of the legendary slugger;

• Rob Ruck, professor of history, University of Pittsburgh; author of “Raceball”;

• Samuel W Black, director of the African American Program at the Heinz History Center; and

• Charlene Foggie-Barnett, Teenie Harris Archive Specialist, Carnegie Museum of Art.

The panel will be moderated by Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Joe Block. Admission to this event is free. Registration is required by Feb. 7 at heinzhistorycenter.org/events.