Jay-Z’s Link To Brooklyn’s Century-Old Black Basketball History

On September 29, 2011, in Business, Community, Culture, History, NBA, by Claude Johnson

Jay-Z’s co-ownership of the Brooklyn Nets reminds us of the Smart Set Athletic Club — America’s first all-black basketball team — whose players lived a short stroll away from the Marcy Housing Projects in Bedford-Stuyvesant where he grew up.

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Toward Making Up With Kareem (We Hope)

On August 11, 2011, in Business, Community, Culture, Film, Goodwill, History, Motivation, Relationships, by Claude Johnson

I want us to reconcile with Kareem, because instead of arguing we should be teaming up.

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Our Federal Lawsuit Against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Film Company, Explained

On July 28, 2011, in Business, Community, Culture, Film, History, Legal, by Claude Johnson

Fans of the Harlem Rens historic African American basketball team have asked if we had anything to do with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s recent for-profit film, “On The Shoulders of Giants.” We appreciate the movie, but the answer is simple. No. Here’s what we’re doing about it, and why.

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Lockout Blues, and Ancient Hoops Wisdom

On July 5, 2011, in Business, History, NBA, by Claude Johnson

Here is what some of basketball’s founding fathers would say about the current N.B.A. lockout.

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