Jay-Z’s Link To Brooklyn’s Century-Old Black Basketball History

On September 29, 2011, in Business, Community, Culture, History, NBA, by Claude Johnson

Jay-Z’s co-ownership of the Brooklyn Nets reminds us of the Smart Set Athletic Club — America’s first all-black basketball team — whose players lived a short stroll away from the Marcy Housing Projects in Bedford-Stuyvesant where he grew up.

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The First ‘Official’ All-Black Basketball Game Ever, in Brooklyn in 1907

On March 1, 2010, in Community, Culture, History, Premium, by Black Fives

Bushwick (Brooklyn) was the site of the very first recorded game between two all-black basketball teams, in 1907, at a court on the corner of Knickerbocker and Gates Avenues.

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Smart Set Athletic Club Game Jersey

On August 18, 2009, in , by Black Fives

<< Previous Style | Game Jerseys | Next Style >> Smart Set Athletic Club Game Jersey Columbia Blue, Navy, Light Gray. This is the home game basketball jersey of Edwin “Teddy” Horne, an early player with the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn. The Smart Set Athletic Club was one of the earliest African American [...]

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April Birthdays

On April 13, 2009, in Basic, Film, History, NBA, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

April birthdays related to the Black Fives Era of basketball include Don Barksdale, Bill Yancey, John McLendon, Paul Robeson, and Charles Scottron.

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