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Petition: Help The First African American NBA Player, Earl F. Lloyd, Get Approved For A U.S. Postage Stamp (9483 hits)


To all the site readers, we seek your help.

Earl Francis Lloyd (1928-2015) was the first African American to play in the NBA for the Washington Capitols in 1950. Subsequently, he was also the first African American to both win an NBA Championship (1955) and first full-time bench coach for the Detroit Pistons in 1972. He was a pioneer and his groundbreaking achievements helped to pave the way for people of color and all minorities.

We think that he deserves to be recognized and honored by having the United States Postal Service issue a Commemorative Stamp in honor of the late great Earl Francis Lloyd, an HBCU alum of West Virginia State University (formerly West Virginia State College).

You can help in the cause by signing a petition that is started on Change.org. By signing the petition, you can be an influential peice in getting this passed and approved.

We hope that you are able to take a few seconds to click the link below and sign the petition. It is of no cost to you and again, it only takes a few seconds out of your time at the computer or on your smartphone.

Link: https://www.change.org/p/u-s-postal-service-u-s-postal-service-approve-a-stamp-for-nba-pioneer-earl-f-lloyd-d5cd8c50-8417-45a1-9531-635f77e33a40

In addition, you can write writing a letter to the P.O. Stamp Committee and encourage others to do the same.  Letters carry a lot of weight in this process. 5,000 letters need to be received in order to be considered.  See below address.

       United States Postal Service
       475 L’Enfant
       Washington, DC  20260

       Attention: Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
       c/o Stamp Development – U.S. Postal Service


Thank you!

 

Family of Earl F. Lloyd and the HBCU Connect staff

Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Thursday, September 3rd 2015 at 5:35PM
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