The Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 8-9 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 ArticleWATCH: H2 (History Channel) Features Black Fives Era in Newest Episode of ’10...
The Black Fives Foundation and Black Fives Era history will be featured on H2's newest episode of "10 Things You Don't Know About" with Henry Rollins, premiering tonight, Saturday, August 30, at...
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At the March 2014 unveiling of the Earl Lloyd statue at West Virginia State University in Charleton, West Virginia.
View ArticleToday in 1907, First Official African American Basketball Game, at...
On November 13, 1907, the first game between two fully independent, formally organized African American basketball teams was played in Brooklyn, New York.
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 ArticleAt The Earl Lloyd Statue Unveiling
At the March 2014 unveiling of the Earl Lloyd statue at West Virginia State University in Charleton, West Virginia.
View ArticleThis Women’s Team Combines Valentines, NBA All Star, and Black History Month...
Please meet the Younger Set Girls, an African American women's basketball team that was formed in New York City in 1912.
View ArticleWATCH: WPIX 11 News Series Covers Black Fives Era for All Star Weekend
For the NBA All Star Weekend, WPIX 11 produced 'One-on-One: A Historic Look at the Journey of African American Basketball in NYC,' which includes a look at Black Fives Era achievers who paved the way...
View ArticleBlack Fives at the Ephemera Society of America’s 35th Annual Conference
Claude Johnson will present "The Crucial Role of Ephemera in Tracing Black Basketball History" at the Ephemera Society of America's 35th Annual Conference, March 20 in Greenwich, CT.
View ArticleFeatured in Carmelo Anthony’s New Magazine, ‘Melo’
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View ArticleWATCH: The Team That Time Forgot (ABC News Piece on the New York Rens)
This new ABC News feature about the New York Rens all-black pro barnstorming basketball team and its old home court in Harlem is an important breakthrough.
View ArticleRequiem for a Demolished Harlem Shrine
Efforts to save the Harlem's historic Renaissance Ballroom, a cultural shrine, have failed. It was demolished by its new owners. Here is how this happened.
View ArticleESPN Radio’s Followup Interviews on Renaissance Ballroom Demolition
ESPN Radio New York 98.7 FM host Bill Daughtry interviews historians Kevin McGruder and Claude Johnson about the recent demolition of Harlem’s historic Renaissance Ballroom.
View ArticleThe Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 8-9 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 ArticleRecent School Visits in Brooklyn
Images from some of our recent school visits, where we are presenting the local history of the Black Fives Era of basketball in partnership with the Brooklyn Nets as a part of their Nets Assist...
View ArticleGreatest Wins, Toughest Losses of 2015
Fare thee well, 2015. Looking back we raise toasts to the greatest wins as well as to the toughest losses of the year.Related Posts:Mourning the Loss of NBA Pioneer Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)Mourning the...
View ArticleArtifact of the Week (Week 1)
To celebrate the start of Black History Month 2016, we launched a new feature called the Artifact of the Week.Related Posts:A Tale Of Two Passes11 Major Black-White Basketball Collaborations Prior to...
View ArticleArtifact of the Week (Week 2)
A rare promotional medallion from 1915 that is the earliest known in-arena give-way in basketball.Related Posts:Souvenir Basketball Medallion Is Earliest Known In-Arena Fan GiveawayThe Original Nexus...
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