Laced Up All Star

On June 2, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Black Fives Laced Up All Star by Converse is a Chuck Taylor made of shoe laces, honoring the New York Renaissance (“Rens”) all-black professional basketball team from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Original Cage Burn Leather All Star

On June 2, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Black Fives Original Cage Burn Leather All Star by Converse, honoring the New York Renaissance (“Rens”) all-black professional basketball team from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Original Laser-Detailed Leather All Star (White)

On June 2, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Black Fives Original Laser-Detailed Leather All Star (White) by Converse, honoring the New York Renaissance (“Rens”) all-black professional basketball team from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

1933 Rens All Star

On May 8, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Black Fives 1933 Rens All Star by Converse, honoring the New York Renaissance (“Rens”) all-black professional basketball team from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Pro Leather 1976

On May 8, 2009, in , by Black Fives

Black Fives Pro Leather 1976 by Converse, honoring the New York Renaissance (“Rens”) all-black professional basketball team from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Upcoming Dates

  • June 13
    Book Talk by Claude Johnson
    Claude Johnson, founder/CEO of BlackFives.com, will discuss his new book, "Black Fives: The Alpha Physical Culture Club's Pioneering African American Basketball Team, 1904-1923" followed by Q/A and book signing.

Quote of the Month

“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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