A year ago today the Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets staged a special celebration that became the first annual “Black Fives Day” and this year we celebrate that date again!
Celebrate ‘Black Fives Day’!
One is a media pass to a history-making event. The other was an “errant” pass that may have changed history.
It was an honor to be recognized at Rucker Park for my work with the Black Fives, along with Nate Archibald, Emmette Bryant, Dean Meminger, and Earl Monroe.
Claude Johnson will moderate a Washington Wizards discussion at the Verizon Center on Friday, with distinguished panelists David Aldridge, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, and Bob Dandridge.
EBONY Magazine’s wonderful article about the new Black Fives Era compilation of Brooklyn-related vintage African American basketball images at Barclays Center.
February 10, 2013 was a night to remember at the Barclays Center when the arena and the Brooklyn Nets honored Black Fives Era pioneers and their descendants.
The Root provided extensive coverage of the recent unveiling of a new installation of Brooklyn-related vintage African American basketball images at the Barclays Center.
Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Mayor’s Office will proclaim today, February 10, 2013, as “Black Fives Day” for the City of New York.
On February 10, Barclays Center will unveil a compilation of six mural-sized photographic images honoring the legacy of Brooklyn’s African-American basketball history throughout the arena’s main concourse.
Newsday published this cool article by Bob Herzog. The piece is insightful, thoughtful, and thorough.