The formal ceremony in the building’s vintage gymnasium was attended by Thurgood Marshall’s 81-year-old widow, Cissy, and by the great-grandson of former president Theodore Roosevelt.
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Black Fives (the brand) is featured nicely in the Style section of today’s Washington Post. The lengthy tribute to Converse, by Post staff writer Hank Stuever, celebrates the company’s 100th anniversary this year. The online version of this article somehow manages to cram Black Fives, Nirvana, Rob Lowe, and Tom Cruise onto the same short… Read more »