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
12-year-old reporter Carnegie Johnson encounters superstar point guard and Basketball Hall of Fame member Allen Iverson, who is reminiscent of Black Fives Era pioneer Zach Clayton!
12-year-old junior reporter and scholar-athlete Carnegie Johnson chats with basketball superstar Chris Paul, with history from the Black Fives Era!
12-year-old junior reporter and student athlete Carnegie Johnson chats with hoops superstar Carmelo Anthony, with history from the Black Fives Era!
12-year-old junior reporter and student athlete Carnegie Johnson chats with hoops superstar Sheryl Swoopes, adding history from the Black Fives Era!
12-year-old junior reporter Carnegie Johnson chats with Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, adding history from the Black Fives Era!
The first episode of our new Make History Now podcast is dedicated to basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd, the first African American to play in the NBA.
LISTEN: Our latest updates for Black History Month on ESPN Radio New York 98.7 FM with host Bill Daughtry.
WATCH: The dedication of John “Boy Wonder” Isaacs Way, a portion of Hoe Avenue in the Bronx renamed after the basketball pioneer and community legend.
ESPN Radio New York 98.7 FM host Bill Daughtry interviews historians Kevin McGruder and Claude Johnson about the recent demolition of Harlem’s historic Renaissance Ballroom.