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George Crowe, Part 3: A Life In The Right Place At The Right Time

By Black Fives Foundation On April 24, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Culture, Family, History, International, Race

Part 3 of a multi-part series on George Crowe, the last living New York (Harlem) Rens player, covers his stellar collegiate career and military experiences.

Black Fives Are Like The King Tut Of Basketball

By Black Fives Foundation On November 26, 2008 · Add Comment · In Culture, History, International

Who knew these treasures existed? Dozens of African American basketball teams from the early 1900s, lost in the sands of time. Buried for years beneath the publicity and hype of first the N.C.A.A., then [...]

Jennings Makes History Now

By Black Fives Foundation On July 10, 2008 · 4 Comments · In International, Motivation, NBA

Brandon Jennings has made history. Now. Jennings’ move reminds us of Dolly King in ’41. He’s the #1 ranked high school basketball player who could have played in the N.B.A. if it weren’t for [...]

Shout Out To Company E, 372nd Colored Infantry Regiment

By Black Fives Foundation On May 26, 2008 · Add Comment · In Community, Descendants, History, International, Motivation

Here's a shout out to the courageous men of Company E, 372nd Colored Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division.

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.

Nova Scotia's Amazing "Provincial Black Basketball Association"

By Black Fives Foundation On May 9, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Community, Culture, History, International

Next week is the 36th annual Black Invitational Basketball Tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia, starting May 14. By far, this is the most amazing basketball tournament you’ve never heard of. Yet. It’s run by [...]

Hakeem Olajuwon (left) with Claude Johnson in Munich, 1995.

My Day In Munich In ’95 With Olajuwon (Oh, And Ewing)

By Claude Johnson On April 8, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Business, International, NBA, Recognition

Congratulations to Hakeem Olajuwon for being named to the Class of 2008 for enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday. This reminds me of this one time in the summer of [...]

Bill Gates On Creative Capitalism: Why We Need To Listen

By Black Fives Foundation On January 25, 2008 · 9 Comments · In Business, Community, Goodwill, International, Motivation

Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland calls for "creative capitalism," the use of market forces to address the needs of the poor.

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