Barclays Center Honors Black Fives Legacy in Brooklyn
On February 10, Barclays Center will unveil a compilation of six mural-sized photographic images honoring the legacy of Brooklyn’s African-American basketball history throughout the arena’s main...
View ArticleNYC Declares February 10th As ‘Black Fives Day’
Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Mayor's Office will proclaim today, February 10, 2013, as "Black Fives Day" for the City of New York.
View ArticleThe Root: Basketball History Hangs at NY Arena
The Root provided extensive coverage of the recent unveiling of a new installation of Brooklyn-related vintage African American basketball images at the Barclays Center.
View ArticleLove and Family Grow In Brooklyn
February 10, 2013 was a night to remember at the Barclays Center when the arena and the Brooklyn Nets honored Black Fives Era pioneers and their descendants.
View ArticleEBONY Magazine | The Black Fives: Black Basketball Pioneers
EBONY Magazine's wonderful article about the new Black Fives Era compilation of Brooklyn-related vintage African American basketball images at Barclays Center.
View ArticleClaude Johnson to Moderate Washington Wizards Panel Discussion: The...
Claude Johnson will moderate a Washington Wizards discussion at the Verizon Center on Friday, with distinguished panelists David Aldridge, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, and Bob Dandridge.
View ArticleSpecial Limited Edition ‘Black Fives Day’ Commemorative Posters Now Available
The special limited edition Black Fives Day Commemorative Posters are now available for ordering!
View ArticleHonored At Rucker Park For My Work With Black Fives
It was an honor to be recognized at Rucker Park for my work with the Black Fives, along with Nate Archibald, Emmette Bryant, Dean Meminger, and Earl Monroe.
View ArticleA Tale Of Two Passes
One is a media pass to a history-making event–the '48 World Championship of Pro Basketball, which featured the New York Rens and Minn. Lakers in the Final–the other is an errant pass that may have...
View ArticleCelebrate ‘Black Fives Day’!
A year ago today the Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets staged a special celebration that became the first annual "Black Fives Day" and this year we celebrate that date again!
View ArticleThe Black Fives Murals at Barclays Center (VIDEO)
Barclays Center TV spoke with Claude Johnson about the vintage black basketball murals that are up around the Barclays Center concourse and their significance.
View ArticleSouvenir Basketball Medallion Is Earliest Known In-Arena Fan Giveaway
This souvenir medallion is the earliest known in-arena promotional fan giveaway in basketball, on display with the Black Fives exhibition at the New York Historical Society.
View ArticleA Vintage Pair of 1910s Basketball Shoes
A pair of vintage hand constructed leather and canvas basketball shoes, circa 1910s, on display in the first-ever Black Fives museum exhibition, at the New York Historical Society from March 14 to July...
View ArticleThe New York Times: Remembering the ‘Black Fives’ of Pro Basketball
We are grateful for this full-page review of the Black Fives Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society by Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, in the newspaper's "Museums" section.
View ArticleNPR News Morning Edition: A look back at the Black Fives Era of basketball
NPR News Morning Edition featured the recently opened Black Fives Exhibit at the New-York Historical Society in a segment this morning on member station WSHU 91.1 FM.
View ArticleFrom The Brian Lehrer TV Show: Race On The Court
The Brian Lehrer Television Show invites Claude Johnson, historian, author, and founder of the Black Fives Foundation, to give viewers a virtual tour with photographs from the Black Fives exhibition at...
View ArticleThe Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 1-2 of 9)
During the 1910s, a Lower East Side basketball coach brought African Americans and Jewish Americans together in the sport for the first time. Who was he? What did he do? Was he Jewish?
View ArticleThe Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 3-5 of 9)
During the 1910s, a Lower East Side basketball coach brought Jewish Americans and African Americans together in the sport for the first time. Who was he? What did he do? Was he Jewish?
View ArticleThe Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 6-7 of 9)
During the 1910s, a Lower East Side basketball coach brought Jewish Americans and African Americans together in the sport for the first time. Who was he? What did he do? Was he Jewish?
View ArticleDoing a 360 at the Renaissance Ballroom in Harlem
Our 360-degree exterior photo essay of Harlem's once-proud Renaissance Ballroom as it looks today, neglected and in ruins.
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