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Val Ackerman, the BIG EAST, and Bringing Black Basketball History Back to Life

By Claude Johnson For the past five NCAA basketball seasons, the BIG EAST Conference and the Black Fives Foundation have partnered during Black History Month to help bring the overlooked history of early African American basketball pioneers back into public view through conference games, storytelling, educational initiatives, social media campaigns, broadcasts, locker-room programming, and community… Read more »

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