Some Filthy Launch Accoutrements

Black Fives Matter. #lowereastside #BlackFives #47BLACKFIVES #wallplaygallery

A photo posted by Breathless Mahoney (@breathlessmahoney) on Jun 9, 2015 at 11:40am PDT

Almost there, setting up #47BLACKFIVES #NYC #launch #party

A photo posted by Victoria Barnaby (@victoriabarnaby) on Jun 2, 2015 at 10:08am PDT

.@47brand and @BlackFives Foundation launch an educational magalog for their collaboration. http://t.co/QD1ZaBn6mD pic.twitter.com/127NsBznGu — HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) June 4, 2015

Check out this kick ass project that we did with @jeffstaple and @47Brand for @reedspace to honor @blackfives definitely one of our favorite projects this year. #leatherheadsports #leatherheadbasketball #leatherbasketball #naismithbasketball #blackfives

A photo posted by Leather Head Sports ⚾️???⚽️ (@leatherheadsports) on Jun 6, 2015 at 8:06am PDT

@47brand and the @BlackFives Foundation have launched an informative and educational magalog to accompany their debut collaborative collection of apparel, headwear and pennants. Drop by the site for a #closerlook.

A photo posted by HYPEBEAST (@hypebeast) on Jun 4, 2015 at 3:08pm PDT

@claude203 signs a reproduction #vintage laced #basketball at the #47blackfives #Europe launch party in #Shoreditch #London! #blackfives #makehistorynow @47brand @47europe

A video posted by Black Fives (@blackfives) on Jun 11, 2015 at 1:40pm PDT

We were honored and humbled that Ed Henderson II, grandson of #Basketball #HallOfFame member #EBHenderson, the "Grandfather of Black Basketball," stopped by the #DC launch of the new #BlackFives Collection by @47brand in collaboration with #Georgetown-based @majordc, which designed the #Washington #12Streeters styles seen here. The event was at @whiteroomdc and was a #funtime! #tank #tee #bucket #jacket #longsleeve #snapback #47blackfives #makehistorynow (Repost from @majordc.)

A photo posted by Black Fives (@blackfives) on Jul 1, 2015 at 6:29pm PDT

At the grand re-opening last night of the @47brand flagship store on #NewburyStreet in #Boston, this trophy celebrates the premium #sports #lifestyle apparel company’s newly launched #licensing partnership with the #BlackFives Foundation, set against an all-logo #windowtreatment #motif. #47blackfives

A photo posted by Black Fives (@blackfives) on Jun 26, 2015 at 7:49pm PDT

A stylishly designed decorative pin looks at home next to the side panel of the Black Fives branded “Cross-Up” tank, one of the pieces in the new Black Fives Apparel Collection by ’47. (Photo: Claude Johnson)

“The Black Fives” was a group of African American basketball teams that played before the racial integration of the National Basketball Association, from 1904 through 1950, a period known as the Black Fives Era. But it’s about more than just this history. We wanted to help bring the stories of the Black Fives pioneers back to life, to engage youth in ways that are relevant today and to honor those forebears!⠀ ⠀ We’ve set up a pop-up shop & exhibition @ReedSpace to help tell the story of the @blackfives. We also worked with our friends at some of the best boutiques around (Hall of Fame-LA, Major-DC, Shop412-Pittsburgh , Leaders-Chicago, Packer-NJ, Villa-Philly and of course ReedSpace representing NY!) to showcase their take on their local teams. Come by & check out the entire collection we did with the help of @47Brand.⠀ #MakeHistoryNow #47BLACKFIVES #dontsleep

A photo posted by jeffstaple # (@jeffstaple) on Jun 5, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT

#Vintage style #pennants celebrating the #historic #AfricanAmerican #basketball teams of the #BlackFives Era, from the #47blackfives collection by @47brand in collaboration with seven industry leading specialty #boutiques, at the new ’47 Flagship Store on #NewburyStreet in #Boston. A photo posted by Black Fives (@blackfives) on Jun 21, 2015 at 10:30pm PDT

’47 x Black Fives “Make History Now” Trophy at the apparel collection’s London launch party.  (Courtesy of The Daily Street)