Alpha Physical Culture Club Game Jersey (Home)

On August 18, 2009, in , by Black Fives

This is the home game basketball jersey of Archie Thomas, a star player with the all-black Alpha Physical Culture Club of Harlem.

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A Chance To ‘Make History Now’ At The White House

On July 20, 2009, in Children, Family, History, Politics, Premium, Relationships, by Black Fives

How an old acquaintance, a family trip, a near chance encounter, and a vintage photograph allowed me to ‘make history now’ inside the White House.

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Rens Double Upper All Star High

On June 2, 2009, in , by Black Fives

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

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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.

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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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