1948
The New York Rens join the National Basketball League (N.B.L.), taking over the Dayton, Ohio franchise and thereby becoming the Dayton Rens.

1950
Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, Nat Clifton, and Hank DeZonie become the first African American players in the National Basketball Association.

1972
Robert “Bob” Douglas, the owner of the New York Renaissance, is enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.  He’s the first African American so honored.

1977
Charles “Tarzan” Cooper, a star center for the Philadelphia Panthers, New York Renaissance, and Washington Bears, is enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

1989
William “Pop” Gates, a star forward with the New York Renaissance, Harlem Globetrotters, Buffalo Bisons, and Dayton Rens, is enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

1999
Claude Johnson forms Black Fives, Inc.

2003
Black Fives, Inc. begins shipping retro throwback jerseys and related merchandise to retail stores throughout the United States.

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