Advance Praise for Claude Johnson’s Upcoming New Book

On February 3, 2012, in Books, Community, Culture, History, Race, by Black Fives

This is what several great people say about Claude Johnson’s upcoming new book, the first in a series detailing the pre-NBA history of African American basketball pioneers.

Toward Making Up With Kareem (We Hope)

On August 11, 2011, in Business, Community, Culture, Film, Goodwill, History, Motivation, Relationships, by Claude Johnson

I want us to reconcile with Kareem, because instead of arguing we should be teaming up.

Lockout Blues, and Ancient Hoops Wisdom

On July 5, 2011, in Business, History, NBA, by Claude Johnson

Here is what some of basketball’s founding fathers would say about the current N.B.A. lockout.

Hoops Hall of Fame Forms New ‘Early African-American Pioneers of the Game’ Committee

On February 21, 2011, in Community, Culture, Goodwill, History, Race, by Claude Johnson

In an unprecedented move, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday that it has formed a new Early African-American Pioneers of the Game committee, which has the clout to induct with a direct vote.

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“We were helping our race by fortifying the bodies of our people in this, the struggle for existence, where only the fittest survive.”
-- Conrad Norman, Co-Founder, Alpha Physical Culture Club, 1910

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