Most of the navel gazing is really just about revenue. When a sport loses an entire demographic they see money going away, and “why don’t they like us anymore” is a valid question to ask.
MLB has never had a huge slice of the black entertainment dollar. They started going out of their way 10-15 years ago to try to get it without a whole lot of success. I’m wondering why that is. Obviously the free market is working. Blacks as a group willingly spend their time on money on activities other than baseball.