Posts Tagged “Basketball”
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, Renaissance, Rens
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 Being, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Motivation, Premium, Relationships, tags: 1920s, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, California, George Crowe, Harlem, Harlem Rens, Indiana, New York, New York Renaissance, Rens, Teams
Crowe, a handsome former pro basketball and pro baseball star who looks much younger than his 88 years of age, still strikes a chord though a man of few words.
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Posted by Black Fives in Children, Community, Culture, Family, History, Premium, Relationships, Religion, tags: 1909, Basketball, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bishop Chapel A.M.E. Church, Black, Black Fives, Black Fives Era, Charles Scottron, Ferdinand Accooe, History, John Isaacs, Lincoln Theater, Metropolitan A.M.E Church, New York Renaissance, Players, Rev. Accooe, Smart Set Athletic Club, Teams, Teddy Horne
This story from a Black Fives Era descendant links the distant basketball past with the funeral of New York Renaissance star John Isaacs earlier this year.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Being, Culture, Goodwill, History, Motivation, Politics, Race, Relationships, tags: A New Earth, African American, Basic, 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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Posted by Black Fives in Children, Family, History, Politics, Premium, Relationships, tags: 1920, 1921, African American, Basketball, Black, Black Fives, Columbia University, Democratic National Convention, History, Howard University, Lawrence Hogan, Make History Now, Martha's Vineyard, Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, Stanford University, Teams, Vintage, White House
How an old acquaintance, a family trip, a near chance encounter, and a vintage photograph allowed me to ‘make history now’ inside the White House.
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Posted by Black Fives in Children, Family, History, Politics, Premium, Relationships, tags: Basketball, Basketball Court, Claude Johnson, Hoops, President Obama, The White House, Tour
If you got a personal tour of the White House, by a senior appointed official, what (very quick) question would you ask the President if you bumped into him?
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Posted by Black Fives in Goodwill, History, Motivation, Premium, Race, Relationships, tags: 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, African American, Alpha Physical Culture Club, Asians, Basketball, Black, Caucasians, Culture, History, Jackie Robinson, Make History Now, Manhattan Casino, Monticello Athletic Association, New York Renaissance, Players, Renaissance Ballroom, Rens, Rucker Park, St. Christopher Club, Teams
An early Sunday morning bicycle ride through Harlem leads to sacredness, grace, astonishment, acknowledgment, gratitude, and smiles.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Goodwill, History, Motivation, N.B.A., Race, Relationships, tags: Basic, Basketball, Black, History, Players
Rens like Tarzan Cooper, Charlie Isles and Pop Gates, and a host of other old-time players took the time to help kids like Satch learn the game.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, History, Music, N.B.A., Women, tags: Basic, Basketball, Black, Chicago Bulls, History, Jam, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, N.B.A., N.B.A. Draft, Players, Teams
A very good summary by HoopFeed.com of how Michael Jackson’s influence touched the world of basketball.
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Posted by Black Fives in Basic, Culture, Health, Motivation, Politics, Relationships, tags: Air Force One, Baller In Chief, Basic, Basketball, Basketball Court, Black, Capitol Hill, ESPN, Jerseys, Outside The Lines, Pickup Basketball, Players, President Barack Obama, Retro, Teams, White House, Wright Thompson
Washington’s most influential are suddenly taking up hoops, all in the hopes of getting a run with President Obama.
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