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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Business, Culture, Family, Featured, History, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: Claude Johnson, ESPN, Ferdinand Accooe, Harlem, John Isaacs, New York Knicks, New York Rens, Outside The Lines, Pop Gates, Ron Thomas, Satch Sanders, Sonny Woods, They Cleared The Lane, TJ Quinn
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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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Business, Community, Culture, Gear, Goodwill, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 100th anniversary, 12 Streeters, African American, basketball league, basketball teams, Chris Huiswoud, David Aldridge, George Crowe, Los Angeles Red Devils, N.B.A., Negro Leagues, New York Rens, professional basketball
Did you see what “NBA-Insider” David Aldridge wrote about me and BlackFives.com in his column on NBA.com this week?
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Being, Community, Culture, Goodwill, History, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: Cincinnati Red, George Crowe, Harlem, Indiana, Los Angeles Red Devils, Major Leagues, Negro Leagues, New York Rens, St. Louis Cardinals
Today I heard from a friend of his, that George Crowe called to say he “feels he is dying.” Crowe is the last living former New York (Harlem) Rens player.
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Posted by Black Fives in Business, Community, Culture, Featured, History, Motivation, Music, N.B.A., Premium, Press Release, Race, tags: 100th anniversary, Ferdinand Accooe, Major A. Hart, New York All Stars
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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Posted by Black Fives in Children, Community, Culture, Family, N.B.A., Premium, Race, Relationships, tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Black Fives Era, Boy Wonder, Hank DeZonie, John Isaacs, New York Renaissance, New York Rens
January is a difficult month for friends and fans of the New York “Rens” of Harlem, the all-black pro basketball team that played in 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Books, Community, Culture, History, Music, Race, tags: Converse, Heaven is a Playground, Manhattan, Rick Telander, SLAM
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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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Community, History, N.B.A., Race, tags: 1950, Boston, Celtics, Chuck Cooper Classic, Dukes, Duquesne, Dwele, Pittsburgh, PNC, Rex Rideout, Sean Jones, West Virginia State, Westinghouse
In 1950, Cooper, a Pittsburgh resident and Duquesne University graduate became the first African-American selected in the NBA Draft.
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Posted by Black Fives in Community, Culture, N.B.A., Premium, Race, tags: African American, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Dolly King, Harlem, Long Island University, New York Rens, Renaissance
William ‘Dolly’ King excelled in football, basketball, and baseball at Long Island University before starring in basketball with the Rens and other pro teams.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Community, History, Race, tags: Basketball Hall of Fame, Celtics, Chuck Cooper Classic, Duquesne, Earl Lloyd, Harlem Globetrotters, Make History Now, N.B.A., Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh, West Virginia State, World War II
Duquesne honors Chuck Cooper, among first blacks in NBA, by staging inaugural Chuck Cooper Classic, a hoops doubleheader featuring HBCU teams. How cool is that?
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Being, Culture, Goodwill, History, Motivation, Politics, Race, Relationships, tags: A New Earth, African American, Basketball, Black, Cambridge, Collective Pain-Bodies, Eckhart Tolle, Ego, Harvard University, Henry Louis Skip Gates, History, Make History Now, Oprah Winfrey Show, Pain-Body, Presence, President Barack Obama, Racial Profiling, Sgt. James Crowley
The Gates-Crowley-Obama incident offers a pivotal insight for the transformation of mankind that goes far beyond what Obama envisions with his “teachable moment.”
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