Gift Shop

On March 23, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Welcome to the Black Fives Online Gift Shop! This is the best and most comprehensive collection of merchandise celebrating the Black Fives Era of basketball!  Thank you for visiting! Product Categories Please click a link or image below to view products for each category. Please note that many of the products shown in our Gift [...]

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Origin Of Obama, Hawaii, Basketball Nexus

On January 1, 2009, in Books, Culture, Featured, Film, History, Music, Politics, Premium, by Black Fives

For Christmas, I gave my mother-in-law Dreams from My Father, the best-selling book by president-elect Barack Obama. I had been meaning to get that book for myself, even more lately after the specific urging of my friend Alexander Wolff from Sports Illustrated. He explained there is a section in the book where Obama describes getting [...]

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Black Fives On The Tom Joyner Morning Show (AUDIO)

On December 17, 2008, in Culture, Family, International, Music, Politics, by Black Fives

Audio of the Black Fives segment with Claude Johnson featured on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

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My Adidas

On September 11, 2008, in Basic, Gear, History, by Black Fives

People often ask me (i.e., my kids) why I always wear Nike or Converse basketball sneakers, and I explain that it’s because I like to promote the Black Fives brand that those two great companies have represented so well through their licensed Black Fives products. But … those aren’t the only brands I’ve ever worn [...]

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SPIN Magazine Mentions Harlem Rens, Basketball-Music Connection (But Gets It Wrong)

On August 19, 2008, in Basic, History, by Black Fives

The Harlem Rens got a nice mention in the current issue of SPIN Magazine (August 2008). A friend of mine at Converse told me about an article that’s on the last page, in the Hidden Tracks section, called “Dunk The Funk.” The byline of the piece is “Could the Olympics save basketball’s musical soul?” My [...]

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