Iowa Colored Ghosts Play In Sparks Soon

On March 16, 2009, in Culture, History, Humor, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

This was part of the evolutionary process of basketball and it’s how many players made a decent living — it wasn’t much, and it wasn’t the big time, but at least they were playing the game they loved to play.

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The Famous Game That Never Was

On March 2, 2009, in History, Premium, by Black Fives

The game was canceled as the result of strife between the Incorporators — a semi-pro team — and a local fundamentalist faction that advocated strictly amateur ideals and was against pay-for-play basketball.

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R.I.P. Hank DeZonie, Harlem Rens Star, Among First Four Blacks In NBA

On February 13, 2009, in Culture, History, NBA, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

Henry “Hank” DeZonie, who was a star basketball player with the Harlem Yankees, New York Renaissance, Dayton Rens of the National Basketball League, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association, died January 2, 2009, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Harlem. He would have been 87 years old yesterday.

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Isaacs Free Throws

On February 11, 2009, in Culture, Family, History, Premium, by Black Fives

As with any long-lived icon of sports, culture, and history, it is nearly impossible to encapsulate all of the thoughts and remembrances of people into one service, one article, one story, one comment. So, I will continue to share topics relating to John Isaacs from time to time, starting with these.

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Basket-Ball Is Growing In Cracker-land

On January 13, 2009, in Culture, History, Politics, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

“In some places even in “Cracker-land,” economic considerations are making for games between teams of white and Colored players. Good sportsmanship is the rule, and the contacts brought about in these games is robbing prejudice of much of its power.”

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