Smart Set Athletic Club

On July 23, 2008, in , by Black Fives

The Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn was founded in 1905 and is credited with assembling the first formally organized and independent all-black basketball team, which debuted in 1907.

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Smart Set Athletic Club Members, Where In Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy They Lived

On July 3, 2008, in Community, Culture, Family, History, Motivation, Premium, Race, Women, by Black Fives

The site of the former home of Smart Set Athletic Club founding father Edwin F. Horne, grandfather of Lena Horne, is now a playground in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn.

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New York All Stars, World’s First ‘Greedy’ All-Black Hoops Team

On February 12, 2008, in Business, History, NBA, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

Every N.B.A. All Star Game reminds me of an African American basketball team from 1910 called the New York All Stars. They were the first blacks to play basketball for pay.

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