Diverse cohort of five new members strengthens our mission and focus By Claude Johnson Welcoming New Board Members I am thrilled to welcome five new members to our Board of Directors here at the Black Fives Foundation. They are Tiffany Crowe, Cassius Johnson, Kiel King, Kevin McGruder, and Charles Wade. This addition marks an auspicious… Read more »
Black Fives Foundation Adds New Board Members
PRESS RELEASE BLACK FIVES NONPROFIT ANNOUNCES HARLEM COURT REPAINTING PROJECT TO HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC NEW YORK RENS BASKETBALL TEAM, ON LOCATION AT SELECTED SITE Working With Manhattan Borough President’s Office and NYC Parks In Partnership With SLAM Media And Project Backboard, The Public Outdoor Court At Howard Bennett Playground On West 135th Street Has… Read more »
Proper Acknowledgement Of This History-Making All-Black Basketball Team With Lasting, Inspiring Commemoration Initiatives In Harlem BACKGROUND Formed 100 years ago, in 1923, the New York Rens were the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball team in history. This Harlem-based squad won 85% of its games with 150-game schedules from 1923 to 1949, the equivalent of an NBA… Read more »
We’re very excited about re-introducing our own original retro-inspired private label, Physical Culture Supply Co.
We are thankful for a generous gift that allowed us to acquire a collection of rare early African American artifacts for our Black Fives Foundation Archives.
Through a generous donor gift we recently acquired a major historical African American basketball artifact for the Black Fives Foundation Archives! Take a look!
Our new logo for the Black Fives Foundation Archives, to give them their own identity and their own focus within the overall mission of the organization.