Soul Survivor Fades to Black

(Props to Don for the headline and for tracking this one down)
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Black-balled
Richard Dennis Powell, believed to be the last surviving executive from the days of the Negro Leagues, died at the age of 92. Powell took the Elite (pronounced E-light) Giants from Baltimore to Nashville, making them financially successful enough to remain in the league, and during his years with the team, he found such players as Junior Gilliam and Joe Black, both of whom would go on to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers. While Powell and his brethren were able to keep dozens of Negro League teams afloat for more than 30 years, major league baseball front offices remained the domain of old white men until the Atlanta Braves hired Bill Lucas in 1976. To date, there have been only three black general managers in the major leagues.