A Unique NCAA Student-Athlete Education & Leadership Name, Image, And Likeness Partnership With A Public 501(c)3 Charity Partnership Includes Appearances To Promote Educational And Leadership Initiatives In Support Of Nonprofit’s Mission To Inspire Excellence With History PRESS RELEASE GREENWICH, CT – February 5, 2024 – The Black Fives Foundation, a Greenwich, CT-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose… Read more »
Black Fives NIL Deal With UConn Women’s Basketball Star KK Arnold
PRESS RELEASE BLACK FIVES NONPROFIT ANNOUNCES HARLEM COURT REPAINTING PROJECT TO HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC NEW YORK RENS BASKETBALL TEAM, ON LOCATION AT SELECTED SITE Working With Manhattan Borough President’s Office and NYC Parks In Partnership With SLAM Media And Project Backboard, The Public Outdoor Court At Howard Bennett Playground On West 135th Street Has… Read more »
Proper Acknowledgement Of This History-Making All-Black Basketball Team With Lasting, Inspiring Commemoration Initiatives In Harlem BACKGROUND Formed 100 years ago, in 1923, the New York Rens were the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball team in history. This Harlem-based squad won 85% of its games with 150-game schedules from 1923 to 1949, the equivalent of an NBA… Read more »
The Black Fives Foundation joins the 9th annual BIG EAST Freshman Fundamentals Program
Here are some behind-the-scenes pics taken at the Brooklyn photo shoot for our upcoming Black Fives x PUMA Autumn/Winter 2022 Collection, scheduled to be in stores on November 2.
A groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game.
We’re very excited about re-introducing our own original retro-inspired private label, Physical Culture Supply Co.
The BIG EAST Conference is partnering with the Black Fives Foundation to host 22 games that honor pioneering Black teams, players, and communities.
98.7 FM ESPN Radio “New York Sports and Beyond” host Larry Hardesty discusses updates from the Black Fives Foundation with special guest Claude Johnson.
January 4, 2022 – Greenwich, CT – The Black Fives Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach, and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball, has teamed up with NBA great Russell Westbrook’s Zero World Media and Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate Content, the… Read more »