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		<title>Advance Praise for Claude Johnson&#8217;s Upcoming New Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what several great people say about Claude Johnson's upcoming new book, the first in a series detailing the pre-NBA history of African American basketball pioneers.]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Black Fives Photo Archive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the world's leading collection of vintage African American basketball photographs and self-customizable photo products celebrating the historic Black Fives Era, prior to the racial integration of the N.B.A.]]></description>
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		<title>About My Recent College Talk</title>
		<link>http://www.blackfives.com/uncovering-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Fives</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Claude Johnson shared with students and community members the history of the Black Fives Era, seeking to widen the appreciation of these pioneers of basketball.]]></description>
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		<title>Converse&#8217;s &#8216;Heaven Is A Playground&#8217; Celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.blackfives.com/converses-heaven-is-a-playground-celebration-last-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Fives</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was in Manhattan last week for Converse's celebration of the 35th anniversary of Rick Telander's playground basketball classic, Heaven is a Playground.]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Clears Up Debate Over NBA Start Year (1950)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996.  The problem is that it didn't exist until 1950 when the BAA merged with the NBL. This new book clears that up.]]></description>
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		<title>Smithsonian Exhibit: The Scurlock Studio And Black Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Fives</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently visited the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. to check out a new exhibit there called The Scurlock Studio And Black Washington: Picturing The Promise.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Relevant, Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Fives</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do know this.  There's something going on in the world right now -- in the headlines right now -- that requires a new way of thinking for us, collectively.  It requires our new letting go of fear.]]></description>
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		<title>Origin Of Obama, Hawaii, Basketball Nexus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Christmas, I gave my mother-in-law Dreams from My Father, the best-selling book by president-elect Barack Obama. I had been meaning to get that book for myself, even more lately after the specific urging of my friend Alexander Wolff from Sports Illustrated. He explained there is a section in the book where Obama describes getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How A Scene From The 1982 Film The Verdict (Paul Newman) Speaks To Our World Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Fives</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I downloaded a movie over the weekend called The Verdict, starring Paul Newman in what some say is the best (but most overlooked) performance of his career. Paul Newman in &#8220;The Verdict.&#8221; The film had a scene in it that was a pleasant surprise because it was so relevant in all of our lives right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24 Years Ago, I Was Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was going through a box of college stuff and found an old newspaper that contained something I wrote 24 years ago while I was a student at Stanford University. This post is about humanity, not about &#8220;Star Wars.&#8221; It was a letter to the editor of The Stanford Daily (the daily newspaper of Stanford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobs In St. Louis Then (1917) And Now: How Far America Has Come</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[100,000 people in St. Louis at an Obama rally was wonderful.  But as a historian, what struck me more was another mob scene -- the one during the East St. Louis Race Riot of July 2, 1917.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Raise A Gentleman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this book. How To Raise A Gentleman: A Civilized Guide To Helping Your Son Through His Uncivilized Childhood The gold leafed, gold embossed Brooks Brothers version. Here&#8217;s why. First, it&#8217;s a simple guide for how to show good manners, kindness and respect. Therefore, it&#8217;s a great investment whether you have kids or not, [...]]]></description>
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