Harlem Globetrotter Reece ‘Goose’ Tatum To Be Enshrined In Basketball Hall of Fame

On April 4, 2011, in Basic, Community, Culture, History, Race, by Claude Johnson

Reece ‘Goose’ Tatum, who played with the Globetrotters from 1941 to 1955 and was known as the “Clown Prince of Basketball,” will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its 2011 class.

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New BET Promo Features Black Fives Photo Archive

On January 29, 2011, in Basic, Community, Culture, Featured, Film, Gear, History, Media, Motivation, Race, Relationships, Video, by Black Fives

Black Entertainment Television is featuring a selection of photographs, artifacts, and memorabilia from the Black Fives Photo Archive in a new Black History Month promo segment that is airing during February 2011.

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R.I.P. George Crowe, The Last Of The Harlem Rens

On January 19, 2011, in Basic, Community, Culture, History, Race, Relationships, by Claude Johnson

George Crowe had been the last living member of the New York Renaissance (a.k.a. “Rens”) professional all-black basketball team. He was 89 years old.

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My New Favorite Vintage Black Basketball Photograph

On March 3, 2010, in Basic, Community, Culture, History, by Black Fives

The team and its players on this vintage photograph of an African American basketball team in 1931 remain unidentified, but I still appreciate the stories it tells.

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