The AAEA is honored to present the Barrier Breakers Series in partnership with the Daytona Tortugas as part of the Minor League Baseball “The Nine” Initiative, a community inclusion initiative that the Daytona Tortugas will host at the historic Jackie Robinson Ballpark, located at 105 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32114.
July 8: The 3rd night of The Barrier Breakers Series will be hosted July 8 at 7:05 p.m. against the St. Lucie Mets. This evening, Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the most celebrated African American figures as an influencer, educator, civil rights activist, and advocate for women’s equality for over three decades, will be the night’s focus. She also founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls, which later merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville to become known as Bethune-Cookman University, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. She is attributed with helping make it possible for Robinson and Wright to make history in Daytona Beach.