How does a ticket to a 1941 basketball doubleheader link Ohio, the tire industry, burgers, the Star of David, Harlem, FDR, Nike, the UN, and Norman Rockwell?
Episode 3: The Four Freedoms Ticket of 1941
This week’s artifact is literally one of the building blocks of America’s basketball history as well as the Harlem Renaissance Period. #makehistorynow
To celebrate the start of Black History Month 2016, we launched a new feature called the Artifact of the Week.
We are delighted to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors.
The brothers Ulysses S. “Lyss” Young and William “Pimp” Young, unsung African American basketball pioneers who took their games far beyond the courts.
The Black Fives Foundation is expanding and reinforcing its mission and goals with solid momentum from strategic partnerships and its first grant.
The coolest collateral props and materials ever to accessorize the launch of a premium vintage sports inspired lifestyle apparel collection.
An inside look at a fabulous event in London to launch the new ’47 x Black Fives Apparel Collection in Europe, in the trendy Shoreditch section of that amazing city.
This new Black Fives “Overload” satin jacket got 10,000 likes on Instagram. Check it out. #47blackfives
Some more looks inside the New York City launch party for the ’47 x Black Fives Collection at WallPlay on the Lower East Side.