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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Our Interview With NBA Pioneer Earl Lloyd About His New Book

On July 26, 2010, in Community, Culture, Featured, History, NBA, Premium, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

I interviewed basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA, who says he’s “extremely retired,” about his new book, “Moonfixer.”

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ESPN Features Black Fives Era History (Video)

On February 26, 2010, in Basic, Business, Culture, Family, Featured, History, NBA, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

ESPN’s feature about the Black Fives Era was great for viewers, the network, descendants, historians, NBA players, and league execs; it raised awareness while increasing the audience for this topic.

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2010 Marks 100 Years Of Blacks In Professional Basketball

On January 21, 2010, in Business, Community, Culture, Featured, History, Motivation, Music, NBA, Premium, Press Release, Race, by Black Fives

One hundred years ago this October, in 1910, the first all-black play-for-pay team, the New York All Stars, were formed in New York City.

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“We were helping our race by fortifying the bodies of our people in this, the struggle for existence, where only the fittest survive.”
-- Conrad Norman, Co-Founder, Alpha Physical Culture Club, 1910

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