A cultural IP and sports heritage platform.

Black Fives Properties, Inc.

Black Fives is a revenue-generating cultural IP and sports heritage platform with archival and brand assets that extend across partnerships, content, licensing, and commerce.

Assets

Archival collections

Original photographs, documents, artifacts, and historical records from the early era of Black basketball.

Visual and brand IP

Marks, logos, uniforms, and design systems rooted in authentic period history.

Stories and narratives

Documented histories, characters, teams, and cultural moments that shaped the game.

Proven applications

Exhibited, licensed, and deployed across institutions, commercial products, events, and content.

Ways to work with Black Fives

Partnerships and collaborations

Develop campaigns, storytelling, and integrated projects grounded in real history.

Licensing

License archival IP, imagery, marks, and historical narratives across products, media, and branded experiences.

Content and storytelling

Activate historical sports assets across editorial, digital, and narrative formats.

Institutional engagements

Support exhibitions, education, and cultural programming using archival material.

Sponsorship and funding

Support preservation, access, and continued development of the archive and platform.

Strategic investment and co-building

Participate in a revenue-generating cultural IP platform across content, partnerships, and commerce.

Selected examples

Selected examples of Black Fives across partnerships, exhibitions, and collaborations.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (exhibited)

Washington Wizards activation

Brooklyn Nets/Barclays Center murals

New-York Historical Society Museum exhibition

BIG EAST Conference partnership

Museum of the City of New York exhibition

LBJ Presidential Library exhibition

PUMA global partnership

Start the conversation

For direct inquiries: office@blackfives.org (Please include “Black Fives Inquiry” in the subject line.)

Culture. Stewardship. History you can build with.