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Soulsville, Wattstax, Harlem, South Park, And Beyond

On August 11, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
Isaac Hayes was the emperor of all these places, some real, some just a state of mind.
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Happy Birthday To Ralph Bunche, Basketball Star, Intellect, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, And U.S. State Department Pioneer

On August 7, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
Ralph Bunche was born in Detroit on August 7, 1904. He would become a star basketball player, summa cum laude graduate, and class valedictorian at U.C.L.A. in the 1920s, a Nobel Prize winner in [...]
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Negro Wages In 1910s, Compared To Money Opportunities Playing Basketball

On August 6, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
In 1916 the price for a room at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City was $2.00 to $3.00 per night. How did that compare to the average wages of Negroes back then?
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"Throwing For Goal" In 1904 (That Is, Basketball Shooting Tips)

On August 5, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
Some readers wondered what “throwing for goal” was all about, so I’ll continue with the ongoing shout out to 1904’s “How To Play Basket Ball” that I’ve been doing lately. This advice is particularly [...]
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How To Play Basketball, 1904 (Lessons For 2008 Olympians)

On August 4, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
Here's the a portion of the front cover of the 1904 publication "How To Play Basket Ball," distributed by Spalding Sporting Goods.
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Basket Ball Shoes, 1904 (Gum Bottom, E’rrybody Got ‘Em)

On July 31, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
A close look at the last line of copy in this 1904 advertisement for gum bottom "basket ball" shoes may explain why Spalding lost its grip on the athletic footwear business a century ago.
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Diagram Of A 1904 Basket Ball Field

On July 30, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
This is how the basket ball field looked in 1904, the year that African Americans were first introduced to the game on a wide scale basis by Edwin B. Henderson. Would you prefer the [...]
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Basketball Pioneer Ferdinand Accooe’s Birthday, In 1889

On July 29, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
July 27 is the birthday of Ferdinand J. Accooe, one of the original members of the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn.
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Skip CNN's Black In America; Keep Your Positive Focus Instead

On July 28, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
CNN’s “Black In America” special is tired, tedious, and out of date. It’s what you expect from CNN: negative, fear-based, dumbed-down sensationalism. It’s a boring, depressing, uninspiring drag. CNN started out on the right [...]
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When Rebounding (Or Waiting For The Basketball Hall Of Fame) Keep Your Head To The Sky

On July 24, 2008 By Black Fives Foundation
This is what makes it so difficult for some Black Fives Era players to be fairly considered for comparison and recognition by the committee members responsible for selecting inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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    Happy Birthday To Ralph Bunche, Basketball Star, Intellect, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, And U.S. State Department Pioneer Happy Birthday To Julius Rosenwald, President Of Sears, And A Black Fives Era Pioneer
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