A Fine Clip Honoring NBA Pioneer Clifton

On February 14, 2011, in Community, Culture, History, NBA, Race, Video, by Black Fives

This fine clip from ESPN.com honors Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first three African Americans to play in the NBA. Clifton played for the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the Knicks in 1950.

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ESPN Features Black Fives Era History (Video)

On February 26, 2010, in Basic, Business, Culture, Family, Featured, History, NBA, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

ESPN’s feature about the Black Fives Era was great for viewers, the network, descendants, historians, NBA players, and league execs; it raised awareness while increasing the audience for this topic.

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Vintage All-Black U.S. Military Basketball Teams: Naval Ammunition Depot, 1944

On May 28, 2009, in Culture, History, NBA, Premium, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

The Naval Ammunition Depot in Hastings, Nebraska — the Navy’s largest W.W. II inland munitions plant — had an all-black contingent that represented the base in the “Colored Servicemen’s Basketball Championship Tournament of Nebraska” around 1944.

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April Birthdays

On April 13, 2009, in Basic, Film, History, NBA, Race, Relationships, by Black Fives

April birthdays related to the Black Fives Era of basketball include Don Barksdale, Bill Yancey, John McLendon, Paul Robeson, and Charles Scottron.

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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.”
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