Race | Black Fives

Believing The So-Called ‘Ugly Truth’ Is A Disservice To Yourself

On September 19, 2008, in Being, History, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

I hear people, particularly black people, making comments along the lines of this one: People see what they want to see in order to justify their “ugly truth;” they just can’t imagine electing a black man, qualified or not, to the office of President of the United States.

Skip CNN's Black In America; Keep Your Positive Focus Instead

On July 28, 2008, in Basic, Community, Culture, History, Race, by Black Fives

CNN’s “Black In America” special is tired, tedious, and out of date. It’s what you expect from CNN: negative, fear-based, dumbed-down sensationalism. It’s a boring, depressing, uninspiring drag. CNN started out on the right foot — the program was originally supposed to be called “Race In America.” It could have been so useful and valuable [...]

Black Basketball's Direct Link To Hemenway Gymnasium In Boston (Part II)

On June 20, 2008, in History, Premium, by Black Fives

In 1904, Edwin B. Henderson showed up at Harvard University’s Summer School of Arts and Sciences to learn how to be a gym teacher. The renovated court at Hemenway where Henderson learned basket-ball. Hemenway Gymnasium exterior. The courses were still being taught by Dudley Allen Sargent, the leader of the physical fitness movement in America. [...]

Basketball Traces Back To Hemenway Gymnasium In Boston (Part I)

On June 19, 2008, in History, Premium, by Black Fives

Basketball was in Boston long before the Celtics. Hemenway Gymnasium today. The roots of the sport (especially among black folks) trace back to the Hemenway Gymnasium on the campus of Harvard University, and a guy named Dudley Allen Sargent. I’d known about it but never seen the Hemenway Gym until I stumbled upon it this [...]

Believing The So-Called ‘Ugly Truth’ Is A Disservice To Yourself

Skip CNN's Black In America; Keep Your Positive Focus Instead

Black Basketball's Direct Link To Hemenway Gymnasium In Boston (Part II)

Basketball Traces Back To Hemenway Gymnasium In Boston (Part I)

Top Taboo Topics

Free e-Book When You Join Our List

Article Archive

Tag Popularity

Upcoming Dates

Recent Comments

Quote of the Month

Name
Email