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Most Deserving of HOF Emblem

We Rank 2016 HOF Early African American Pioneers Committee Nominees

On December 22, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
We rank the Basketball Hall of Fame's 2016 nominees for the special direct-elect Early African American Pioneers Committee in order most deserving, with a poll.
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Members of the Black Fives Foundation Board of Directors

We Welcome Our Newest Board Members

On December 12, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
We are delighted to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors.
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Ulysses S. "Lyss" Young and William "Pimp" Young.

‘Pimp’ and ‘Lyss’: The Immortal Young Brothers

On November 20, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
The brothers Ulysses S. "Lyss" Young and William "Pimp" Young, unsung African American basketball pioneers who took their games far beyond the courts.
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Akron, Ohio’s 1940s American Legion Basketball Team Helped Fight City’s Long History of Black Under-Education

On October 22, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
Akron, Ohio's all-Black American Legion Post No. 272 basketball team was a wartime squad that won the Akron city championship for the 1944-45 season.
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John Isaacs with Julius Erving and Charles Barkley

The Life and Times of John Isaacs, Basketball’s ‘Boy Wonder’, Part 2

On September 30, 2015 By Claude Johnson
Part 2 of my two-part article on John 'Boy Wonder' Isaacs, originally published in the 2015 Enshrinement Weekend Yearbook of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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The Life and Times of John Isaacs, Basketball’s ‘Boy Wonder’, Part 1

On September 29, 2015 By Claude Johnson
My two-part article on John 'Boy Wonder' Isaacs, originally published in the 2015 Enshrinement Weekend Yearbook of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Peeps wearing Black Fives Collection gear.

Young Cats Reppin’ Old Cats, Through the Language of ‘Gear’

On September 22, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
Styles from the Black Fives Collection are more than just tees, caps, and jackets. They're stories waiting to be told ... by the young as well as the old.
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Press Release

On August 27, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
The Black Fives Foundation is expanding and reinforcing its mission and goals with solid momentum from strategic partnerships and its first grant.
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Get a Special John Isaacs Hall of Fame Pennant with a $25 Donation

On August 23, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
Donate $25 or more and get a special limited edition pennant by ’47 to celebrate the enshrinement of John “Boy Wonder” Isaacs into the Basketball Hall of Fame!
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WATCH: Bronx Street Renamed to Honor Basketball and Community Legend John ‘Boy Wonder’ Isaacs

On August 23, 2015 By Black Fives Foundation
WATCH: The dedication of John "Boy Wonder" Isaacs Way, a portion of Hoe Avenue in the Bronx renamed after the basketball pioneer and community legend.
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