We are mourning the loss of basketball pioneer and Hall of Fame member Earl Lloyd, the first African American to play in the NBA, who died today at age 86.
Mourning the Loss of NBA Pioneer Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)
The Black Fives Foundation is now officially recognized by the IRS as a public tax-exempt charity! And they say our application was “perfect!”
A while ago we wrote a letter to President Barack Obama inviting him for a personal tour of the Black Fives exhibit at the New-York Historical Society.
ESPN Radio New York (98.7 FM) host Bill Daughtry interviews Claude Johnson about the upcoming Black Fives Exhibition at the New York Historical Society.
Claude Johnson was a guest on WNYC Radio’s Brian Lehrer Show in a segment called “Brooklyn’s Secret African-American Basketball History.”
I was on the Afronerd Blog last week for an interview with the Afronerd. Please check it out by clicking below. He’s a very intelligent, passionate, conscious brother who publishes the Afronerd Blog. He’s also ridiculously funny but like most nerds he doesn’t realize it. His blog, the Afronerd Blog, calls itself a web sanctuary… Read more »