The Black Fives: Basketball’s Forgotten (Black) History

On March 18, 2010, in Community, Culture, History, Music, NBA, by Black Fives

By Vince Thomas for TheRoot.com: Before the NBA was desegregated, there were the Black Fives.

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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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Converse’s ‘Heaven Is A Playground’ Celebration

On December 15, 2009, in Basic, Books, Community, Culture, History, Music, Race, by Black Fives

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.

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Michael Jackson’s Death In Global Metaphysical Terms

On July 1, 2009, in Basic, Being, Culture, Goodwill, Health, International, Music, by Black Fives

If we can put a global pause on incessantly negative news cycles to reflect on a beloved musician, then what else can we do collectively?

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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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