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Some of the last patrons to see "The Black Fives" at the New-York Historical Society yesterday.

It’s Over!

On July 21, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
It's over! 'De-install' begins today for the Black Fives exhibit at the New-York Historical Society! Did you miss it? If so, check out the "Exhibition" page at BlackFives.org!
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White House letter

LISTEN: A Voice Message from the White House

On July 10, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
A while ago we wrote a letter to President Barack Obama inviting him for a personal tour of the Black Fives exhibit at the New-York Historical Society.
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Irving Rose

The Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 8-9 of 9)

On July 10, 2014 By Claude Johnson
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?
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Doing a 360 at the Renaissance Ballroom in Harlem

On June 15, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
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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Public School No. 188 Manhattan. Playground South., c. 1903

The Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 6-7 of 9)

On June 10, 2014 By Claude Johnson
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?
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A view of P.S. 188 from Houston Street

The Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 3-5 of 9)

On June 6, 2014 By Claude Johnson
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?
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Augustus Edward "Jeff" Wetzler

The Original Nexus of Blacks and Jews in Basketball (Parts 1-2 of 9)

On June 5, 2014 By Claude Johnson
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?
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‘Triangle Offense,’ Complex Magazine’s New Basketball Lifestyle Site, Features Black Fives

On May 12, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
Complex Magazine, the very hip culture publication, has launched a new basketball lifestyle website called Triangle Offense. We feel honored to be featured among its very first articles!
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LISTEN: ‘The Black Fives’ on Morgan State University Radio WEAA 88.9 FM Baltimore

On May 8, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
Claude Johnson was a guest on the weekly radio show BlacktopXchange Sports Report, broadcasted on Morgan State University Radio WEAA 88.9 FM Baltimore.
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WATCH: NBA Players Honor Black Fives Era Pioneers

On May 7, 2014 By Black Fives Foundation
NBA players pair up with Black Fives Era pioneers in television vignettes by Fox Sports Net in collaboration with the Black Fives Foundation.
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    LISTEN: A Voice Message from the White House Non-Playing Pioneers of the Black Fives Era
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