Black Fives https://www.blackfives.org Make History Now! Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:23:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.blackfives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-BFLOGO.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Black Fives https://www.blackfives.org 32 32 202653308 Black Fives History Featured in America’s 250th Anniversary Exhibition at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-artifacts-america-250-ghwbush-presidential-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-fives-artifacts-america-250-ghwbush-presidential-library https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-artifacts-america-250-ghwbush-presidential-library/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:18:34 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=25873 Artifacts from the Black Fives Archives will be featured in E Pluribus Unum, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library's exhibition celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-artifacts-america-250-ghwbush-presidential-library/feed/ 0 25873 Val Ackerman, the BIG EAST, and Bringing Black Basketball History Back to Life https://www.blackfives.org/val-ackerman-the-big-east-and-bringing-black-basketball-history-back-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=val-ackerman-the-big-east-and-bringing-black-basketball-history-back-to-life https://www.blackfives.org/val-ackerman-the-big-east-and-bringing-black-basketball-history-back-to-life/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 21:47:13 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=25772 By Claude Johnson For the past five NCAA basketball seasons, the BIG EAST Conference and the Black Fives Foundation have partnered during Black History Month to help bring the overlooked history of early African American basketball pioneers back into public view through conference games, storytelling, educational initiatives, social media campaigns, broadcasts, locker-room programming, and community... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/val-ackerman-the-big-east-and-bringing-black-basketball-history-back-to-life/feed/ 0 25772 Black Fives Signs NYU Basketball Star Carnegie Johnson to NIL Partnership https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-signs-nyu-basketball-star-carnegie-johnson-to-nil-partnership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-fives-signs-nyu-basketball-star-carnegie-johnson-to-nil-partnership https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-signs-nyu-basketball-star-carnegie-johnson-to-nil-partnership/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:37:45 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=25323 We’re proud to announce that New York University junior point guard and political science major Carnegie Johnson has signed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with the Black Fives organization. Johnson currently leads NYU in points, assists, steals, field goals, and free throws made. As team captain, he has emerged as one of the... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-signs-nyu-basketball-star-carnegie-johnson-to-nil-partnership/feed/ 1 25323 Black Fives Foundation 2025 Impact Summary https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-foundation-2025-impact-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-fives-foundation-2025-impact-summary https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-foundation-2025-impact-summary/#respond Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:50:18 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=25197 Letter from the Founder:

As I reflect on 2025, I am proud to share that this year marked a period of institutional consolidation, external validation, and strategic positioning for the Black Fives Foundation.

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-foundation-2025-impact-summary/feed/ 0 25197 Our New “Home Courts” Collection Features Guest Artist Olivia Callender https://www.blackfives.org/our-new-home-courts-collection-features-guest-artist-olivia-callender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-new-home-courts-collection-features-guest-artist-olivia-callender https://www.blackfives.org/our-new-home-courts-collection-features-guest-artist-olivia-callender/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:25:49 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=25179 Introducing our first guest artist collab: the evocative architectural façade illustrations of Olivia Callender meet the history of the Black Fives Era in our new "Home Court Collection" for Holiday 2025!

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/our-new-home-courts-collection-features-guest-artist-olivia-callender/feed/ 0 25179 Spring 2025 World’s Pro Champs Collection https://www.blackfives.org/spring-2025-worlds-pro-champs-collection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spring-2025-worlds-pro-champs-collection https://www.blackfives.org/spring-2025-worlds-pro-champs-collection/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:11:57 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=24945 Celebrate The Three All-Black Squads That Won The World’s Pro Basketball Championship Title, In 1939, 1940, and 1943 Our new Spring 2025 Collection celebrates the three African American teams that won the World’s Pro Basketball Championship, played from 1939 to 1948. The World’s Pro Basketball Championship took place in Chicago from 1939 to 1948. During... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/spring-2025-worlds-pro-champs-collection/feed/ 1 24945 Black Fives Announces Women’s Version Of Its Brand Logo https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-announces-womens-version-of-its-brand-logo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-fives-announces-womens-version-of-its-brand-logo https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-announces-womens-version-of-its-brand-logo/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:46:01 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=24877 Announcement on International Women’s Day During Women’s History Month FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – March 8, 2025 – In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Black Fives, the Washington, D.C.-based sports merchandise brand dedicated to honoring the history of African Americans in basketball prior 1950 when the NBA signed its first Black... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/black-fives-announces-womens-version-of-its-brand-logo/feed/ 3 24877 Poster House | Legacy of Inspiration: The Black Fives & NIKE https://www.blackfives.org/poster-house-legacy-of-inspiration-the-black-fives-nike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poster-house-legacy-of-inspiration-the-black-fives-nike https://www.blackfives.org/poster-house-legacy-of-inspiration-the-black-fives-nike/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:56:10 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=24662 Event looked back at retro collaboration to coincide with the museum’s current vintage poster exhibition, “Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes“ The renowned Poster House museum in New York City held a special event that featured Claude Johnson discussing his iconic 2003 sneaker collaboration with NIKE. The award-winning author, historian, and... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/poster-house-legacy-of-inspiration-the-black-fives-nike/feed/ 1 24662 The BIG EAST Conference Honors The Black Fives https://www.blackfives.org/the-big-east-conference-honors-the-black-fives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-big-east-conference-honors-the-black-fives https://www.blackfives.org/the-big-east-conference-honors-the-black-fives/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:57:10 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=24609 NEW YORK – For the fourth consecutive season, the BIG EAST Conference will partner with the Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit public charity dedicated to inspiring excellence in youth by preserving, teaching, and honoring the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball. This year’s theme, “Pioneers of Change,” will shine a spotlight on the early African American trailblazers who revolutionized the game and... Read more »

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]]> https://www.blackfives.org/the-big-east-conference-honors-the-black-fives/feed/ 0 24609 2025 Is Almost Here! Help Us Build A Legacy https://www.blackfives.org/help-us-raise-25000-for-2025-black-fives-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-us-raise-25000-for-2025-black-fives-programs https://www.blackfives.org/help-us-raise-25000-for-2025-black-fives-programs/#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:51:58 +0000 https://www.blackfives.org/?p=24496 Join Us On This Journey: You’ll see from our 2024 updates below that we’ve come a long way even just in the last few months, and unquestionably since organizing as a nonprofit in 2013. The fact that we are in a position to even conceive of the initiatives listed below, is incredible. We could not... Read more »

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