Black Fives

Black basketball way before modern leagues. Proud partners with @BigEast @Lids @homage @PUMA | Founder: @claudejohnson

[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Should descendants of vintage African American sports pioneers have the chance to own a financial stake in the logos their ancestors helped make possible?

No sports league or sports property in the world has ever offered this – until now.

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

One of our artifacts is on display in the @metmuseum’s new "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition. It's a 1915 placard promoting a basketball game between two African American teams. Go behind the scenes with Black Fives founder @ClaudeJohnson!

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Mourning the loss of our mentor and friend Howie Evans, a pioneering journalist with the @NYAmNews and a founding board member with our @BlackFives Foundation.

Condolences to his family and friends. 🕊️✨RIP, Howie. You’ll be missed but never forgotten.

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Introducing our new Spring 2025 World Pro Champs Collection.

Shop today! Make History Now!

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Black Fives Announces Women’s Version Of Its Iconic Brand Logo

Our final prototype ink sketch to illustrate the new logo’s graphical direction. This dual-logo identity visually recognizes the historic roles of female Black basketball pioneers.

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

This inaccurate @HISTORY article needs to be corrected. The New York Rens were formed in OCTOBER, 1923.

NOT in February, 1923.

Amanda Onion
@MissySullivanNY
Matt Mullen
Christian Zapata

For reference please see “The Black Fives” by @ClaudeJohnson

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[Black Fives @BlackFives]

More about the Milwaukee Colored Panthers basketball team of the 1930s, which @MarquetteMBB will honor in their Black Fives x @BIGEAST game tonight with visiting @DePaulHoops!

Learn the background. Get the hoodie. Make History Now!

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[Xavier Women's Basketball @XavierWBB]

We with the @bigeast have been wearing these @BlackFives warmups to celebrate the Pioneers of Change who were the early African American trailblazers who revolutionized the game and left an indelible mark on the sport of basketball.

#mindonMARCH | #LetsGoX | #BlackHistoryMonth

[Black Fives @BlackFives]

#OTD in 2013, February 10 was named “Black Fives Day“ for NYC by a @NYCMayorsOffice proclamation in a @BrooklynNets ceremony at @barclayscenter honoring Brooklyn-based African-American pre-NBA basketball teams such as the Smart Set Athletic Club and the Spartan Girls. #BHM 🔥🙌🏾

[ProvidenceWBB @ProvidenceWBB]

🆚 No. 5/5 UConn
📍 Amica Mutual Pavilion
⌚️ 12:00 p.m.
📺 CBS Sports Network
📊 https://t.co/oMdxsLW28o
📢 Black Fives Game // BIG EAST Road Trip

[Patrick Waring @WaringPatrick]

The Hoyas are honoring the Washington Bears.

#PioneersOfChange | #MakeHistoryNow

[Georgetown WBB @GeorgetownWBB]

Georgetown and the @bigeast celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth by partnering with the @BlackFives Foundation whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball.

#HoyaSaxa #EarnedNeverGiven #HoyaTough

[Georgetown Hoops @GeorgetownHoops]

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.

#HoyaSaxa

[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Tonight, 8PM ET on @FOXSports our partnership with the @BIGEAST Conference continues as the @StJohnsRedStorm meets @UConnMBB for a Black Fives game to honor the Alpha Physical Culture Club and the St. Christopher Club! Learn more at this link!!

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[Patrick Waring @WaringPatrick]

@BlackFives @ClaudeJohnson #PioneersOfChange | #MakeHistoryNow

[Marquette WBB @MarquetteWBB]

Tonight's matchup in partnership with the @BlackFives!

#WeAreMarquette | @BIGEAST

[Seton Hall Men's Basketball @SetonHallMBB]

Proudly repping the Black Fives ahead of tonight’s game

[Villanova MBB @NovaMBB]

Make History Now. Special warmup shirts for tonight’s game at DePaul honoring @BlackFives!

@BIGEASTMBB

[Marquette WBB @MarquetteWBB]

Pioneers of Change.

Shooting shirts yesterday honored the @BlackFives in partnership with the @BIGEAST.

[Black Fives @BlackFives]

Our mission is to inspire excellence in youth by preserving, teaching, and honoring the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball.

Check out this throwback video (@NYHistory) to learn some of the rich history!

#bhm #blackhistory #basketball

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