By: Claudie Benjamin, Guest Writer The enormity of environmental issues caused by haphazard dumping, burning and unacceptable disposal of hazardous waste materials is staggering. Such practices resulted in pollution and contamination of air, land and water resources, and continued unabated until 1980, with the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This […]
Brandon Bellamy is currently the only Black majority owner at any level of professional baseball. Author: Ashley Stroehlein Updated: 5:57 PM EST February 25, 2021
GASTONIA, N.C. Gastonia will soon have a new Minor League Baseball team to cheer for when the Gastonia Honey Hunters make their debut in the Atlantic League later this year. Meanwhile, the team s majority owner, Brandon Bellamy, who is the only Black majority owner at any level of professional baseball, is inspiring other minorities that want to be involved in the sport. It s one of those things where I always say as a commercial real estate entrepreneur my goal is to just be the best at that. It just happened to be that I was Black. It was coincidental. I didn t actually have anything to do with it. So same thing with this you know, but if people get inspired by it, I want you to be,” Bellamy said. “It doesn t matter what you look like or where you come from or what race you ar