Akinlabi Mason plays catch with his two sons Elijah, 8, (right) and Paul, 9, (center) at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, before taking them off to school. Mr. Mason spends quality time with his two boys, helping to teach them the fundamentals of baseball as he shepherds them through a season of Little League and beyond. In recent years the sport of baseball is experiencing a big decline of African Americans in the game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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