Please meet the Younger Set Girls, an African American women’s basketball team that was formed in New York City in 1912.
This Women’s Team Combines Valentines, NBA All Star, and Black History Month Charm Into One Irresistible Basketball Treat
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.
Our list of the most deserving Black Fives Era players and contributors who are not yet enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 1930, a 6-ft. 7-in. black female basketball player was a rare sight. That is, everywhere but on the South Side of Chicago, where the Club Store Coeds, a.k.a. Chocolate Coeds played.
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.
There were dozens of African American female basketball teams that played during the pre-NBA racially segregated Black Fives Era.
December is reserved for honoring the history of female Black Fives Era basketball teams like the New York Girls and many others.
A list of once-politically correct, historically accurate terms for African American female basketball teams and players.