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Schwarze Herren Schokolade, Bitte.

By Black Fives Foundation On May 23, 2008 · 24 Comments · In Humor, International, Race, Women

"Schwarze Herren Schokolade" translates to "Black Man's Chocolate" in English. This could come in handy, I thought, even if only for a devilish blog post.

Basketball Referee Announces He’s Ready?

By Black Fives Foundation On May 15, 2008 · Add Comment · In Community, Humor, Motivation, NBA

Pioneering basketball referee Chris Huiswoud, of African descent, shows us how things were done during the Black Fives Era.

Bask-O-Lite: Basketball's Great Innovation

By Black Fives Foundation On May 8, 2008 · Add Comment · In History, Humor

Hmm … I think one modern day dunk from any number of current players would smash this apparatus to bits.

Black Fives, Now In Utah?

By Black Fives Foundation On April 28, 2008 · Add Comment · In Humor, NBA

Hey, why not? In a feature length article that appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune over the weekend, Black Fives got a nice mention. Derron Williams, Utah Jazz. That’s cool, because the Tribune is [...]

Black Fives Busted By YouTube And MTV

By Black Fives Foundation On April 2, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Humor, Web 2.0

YouTube didn’t like the video clip I included in my Pimp My Ride post from the other day! Viacom pimped Black Fives, so why can’t I pimp Viacom? They hated it so much, that [...]

The Well-Dressed Basketball Player

By Black Fives Foundation On March 28, 2008 · 13 Comments · In Humor, NBA, Race, Women

It doesn't work. The new Vogue Magazine cover featuring LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen is all wrong.

Monday Free Throws

By Black Fives Foundation On February 18, 2008 · Add Comment · In Culture, Gear, Humor

N.B.A. All Star Game M.V.P. LeBron James' blog at LeBron on MSN has a nice mention of our website by former Vibe Magazine honcho Emil Wilbekin.

Basketball Sinners Repent! (It’s Lent)

By Black Fives Foundation On February 7, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Culture, History, Humor, NBA, Religion

In the early 1900s, the Christian origins of basketball (in the YMCA) spawned an unwritten rule: playing the game was forbidden during Lent.

Home Cooking With A Vintage Basketball Timekeeper’s Clock

By Black Fives Foundation On February 5, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Artifacts, Humor, NBA, Venues

Basketball is a game of minutes, seconds, and fractions of a second. Timekeeping is a critical part of the game. Hometown timekeepers can help the home team win, or the visiting team lose by [...]

Show You My Wii, If You Show Me Yours

By Black Fives Foundation On February 1, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Gear, Humor, Kids, Web 2.0

OK, here's my Wii Mii.

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