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Jay-Z’s Life+Times: ‘Black Fives’ Curator Speaks On New Historical Basketball Exhibit, The Legacy of The Black Fives

On March 14, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
We're featured in Jay-Z's Life+Times Magazine! The publication's Quinn Peterson wrote this long-read article on the Black Fives Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society!
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Wall Street Journal: Exhibit Uncovers the ‘Negro Leagues’ of Basketball

On March 13, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
This feature length review of the Black Fives Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society appears in the Wall Street Journal, on the front page of its "Greater New York" section!
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DNA Info NY: Basketball’s African-American Forefathers Take Center Court in Exhibit

On March 13, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
The Black Fives Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society and the Black Fives Foundation made the pages of New York City's premier neighborhood news publication, DNAinfo New York, a real honor!
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Some Behind-the-Scenes Preparations for the Upcoming Black Fives Museum Exhibition

On March 10, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
Final installations and setups are underway at the New York Historical Society, in preparation for the upcoming Black Fives Exhibition opening this Friday, March 14, 2014.
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Black Fives Foundation’s Claude Johnson on the Bobbito Garcia Radio Show [ARCHIVE]

On March 10, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
The one-and-only cultural icon, DJ, TV personality and all-around great dude Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love talks with Black Fives Foundation executive director Claude Johnson on East Village Radio.
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At The Earl Lloyd Statue Unveiling

On March 10, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
At the March 2014 unveiling of the Earl Lloyd statue at West Virginia State University in Charleston, West Virginia.
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A Vintage Pair of 1910s Basketball Shoes

On March 7, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
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 20, 2014.
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Souvenir Basketball Medallion Is Earliest Known In-Arena Fan Giveaway

On March 4, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
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.
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The Black Fives short film still

The Black Fives: A Short Film

On February 26, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
A short film by the New York Historical Society introducing the first-ever comprehensive museum exhibition on the Black Fives Era of basketball (1904–1950).
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The Black Fives on BK Live at Brooklyn Independent Media (VIDEO)

On February 21, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
Michael Bellamy hosts BK Live on Brooklyn Independent Media with guest Claude Johnson of the Black Fives Foundation
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