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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Top Things I Did In 2010

On January 3, 2011, in Business, Children, Community, Culture, Family, Politics, Relationships, by Claude Johnson

These are the top things I did or experienced in 2010. It was a memorable year.

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Full Disclosure: ATF Hero And Black Fives Era Pioneer Major A. Hart

On September 9, 2010, in Business, Community, Culture, History, Politics, by Black Fives

For the first time, the full article on Major Hart, from “Inside ATF,” the monthly magazine of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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New Info On Black Fives Era Pioneer Major A. Hart: ATF Hero

On June 16, 2010, in Business, History, Politics, Race, by Black Fives

Recently, I got this correspondence from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (A.T.F.).

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