We interviewed basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA, who says he’s “extremely retired,” about his new book, “Moonfixer.”
Officer Donnell “Dee” Fludd of the Greenwich (Ct.) Police Department talks about his flag football league for kids, a community effort that makes a difference.
Perhaps the finest athlete in Johnson County history, George Crowe led Franklin High to the cusp of a state basketball championship, and was selected Indiana’s first-ever Mr. Basketball.
By Vince Thomas for TheRoot.com (Originally posted March 10, 2010.) Before the NBA was desegregated, there were the Black Fives. Alpha Physical Culture Club, Harlem, New York, 1910. There’s a good 50-year gap in the story of basketball’s evolution. We go from the game’s invention late in the 19th century and fast forward to the [...]
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.
Bushwick (Brooklyn) was the site of the very first recorded game between two all-black basketball teams, in 1907, at a court on the corner of Knickerbocker and Gates Avenues.
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.
The photo exhibit we staged to benefit the Black Fives Community Fund was a wonderful success, proving it’s still possible to create something from nothing.
Stonehill College will host Claude Johnson, founder and president of Black Fives, Inc., for a free public presentation and discussion on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
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