Presidential Politics and Basketball, 1941 Style

On January 25, 2011, in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Politics, by Claude Johnson

Tying in to tonight’s Presidential State of the Union, here is a 1941 game ticket for a pro basketball doubleheader featuring the all-black New York Rens, to celebrate F.D.R.’s birthday and benefit the Infantile Paralysis Fund — a rare and historical artifact from the Black Fives Era.

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Crowe, 1st Indiana Mr. Basketball, dies at age 89

On January 21, 2011, in Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

Indy Star: George Crowe’s place in history was cemented when he won the first Indianapolis Star Indiana Mr. Basketball honor while playing for Franklin High School in 1939.

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My Visit With George Crowe, The Last Living Harlem Rens Player

On October 21, 2009, in Being, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Motivation, Premium, Relationships, by Black Fives

Crowe, a handsome former pro basketball and pro baseball star who looks much younger than his 88 years of age, still strikes a chord though a man of few words.

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A Poll Of What You Have (And Don’t Have)

On August 19, 2009, in Basic, Being, Culture, Goodwill, Health, Motivation, by Black Fives

A quick poll: Which is longer, the list of what you don’t have in your life, or the list of what you do have?

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