Black Fives http://www.blackfives.com Make History Now! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 My New Favorite Vintage Black Basketball Photograph http://www.blackfives.com/favorite-vintage-black-basketball-photograph/ http://www.blackfives.com/favorite-vintage-black-basketball-photograph/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:59:51 +0000 Black Fives http://www.blackfives.com/?p=5398 By Claude Johnson

The team and its players on this vintage photograph of an African American basketball team from 1931 remain unidentified in history, other than speculation about what “N.C.T.S.” stand for — perhaps “North Carolina Training School.”

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It’s at the corner of Knickerbocker and Woodbine Avenues in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York. On the next block,

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Johnson on Outside The Lines

I thought yesterday’s feature about the Black Fives Era, which aired on the ESPN show “Outside The Lines” was really great.

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Uncovering History

Claude JohnsonClaude Johnson presenting his talk at Stonehill College.

Curiosity can lead you a long way. For Claude Johnson, his curiosity led to the discovery of a significant era

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]]> http://www.blackfives.com/photo-exhibit-a-success-benefits-black-fives-community-fund/feed/ 0 Claude Johnson To Speak At Stonehill College, Feb. 4 http://www.blackfives.com/claude-johnson-to-speak-at-stonehill-college-feb-4/ http://www.blackfives.com/claude-johnson-to-speak-at-stonehill-college-feb-4/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00:19 +0000 Black Fives http://www.blackfives.com/?p=4977 (From the Stonehill College Office of Intercultural Affairs) Stonehill College LogoAs Stonehill College (Easton, Massachusetts) celebrates Black History Month, the Office of Intercultural Affairs will welcome Claude Johnson, the founder and president of Black Fives Inc., a steward and resource for the history of African American participation in

]]> http://www.blackfives.com/claude-johnson-to-speak-at-stonehill-college-feb-4/feed/ 9 NBA-Insider David Aldridge On BlackFives.com http://www.blackfives.com/nba-insider-david-aldridge-on-blackfives-com/ http://www.blackfives.com/nba-insider-david-aldridge-on-blackfives-com/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:23:46 +0000 Black Fives http://www.blackfives.com/?p=4960 By Claude Johnson

David AldridgeDavid Aldridge.

Did you see what “NBA-Insider” David Aldridge wrote about me and BlackFives.com in his column on NBA.com this week? He referred

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Exhibit Opens This Saturday!

One of my hobbies is photography. Now I’ve found a way to tie that into my passion about the Black Fives Era! But first, let me explain.  I like to photograph the tiny hidden details

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George CroweGeorge Crowe.

George is the last

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Major A. HartMajor A. Hart, first to openly promote play-for-pay among all-black basketball teams.

One hundred years ago this October, in 1910, the first all-black

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