In 1920, Chris Huiswoud became the first basketball referee of African descent to be formally sanctioned (allowed) by the AAU.
First Black Basketball Referee Sanctioned
Ora Mae Washington, a pioneering African American athlete, was born on January 23, 1898; she was perhaps the greatest female athlete of all time, black or white.
Top of the list among all possible pre-NBA players for enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame, is Black Fives Era superstar Clarence ‘Fats’ Jenkins.
Monticello Athletic Association’s black national basketball championship in 1912 paved the way for other African American teams, by showing that determined teams from any city could win.
Our list of the most deserving Black Fives Era players and contributors who are not yet enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 1948, the New York Rens made history by replacing the Detroit Vagabond Kings of the National Basketball League as the Dayton Rens. But, was it a raw deal?
They were pretty. They were magnificent. They were the Chicago Roamers, a.k.a. the Roamer Girls, a great African American womens basketball team you probably never heard of until now.
Everyone wants to make history. But few realize that to make history you have to start by making history right now, every day, one moment at a time. The best way to do that is to think about it. All the time. By asking yourself, how I’m making the most out of this moment? What… Read more »
There were dozens of African American female basketball teams that played during the pre-NBA racially segregated Black Fives Era.
A list of once-politically correct, historically accurate terms for African American female basketball teams and players.