This story from a Black Fives Era descendant links the distant basketball past with the funeral of New York Renaissance star John Isaacs earlier this year.
Accooe Descendant’s Story Comes Full Circle In Harlem
April birthdays related to the Black Fives Era of basketball include Don Barksdale, Bill Yancey, John McLendon, Paul Robeson, and Charles Scottron.
The Basketball Hall of Fame will form a special review committee to look at overlooked African American candidates, but there’s a catch.
You can tell a lot about someone by their office. Or study. What’s in it, how it’s kept, what’s on the walls … these are all clues.




