Twitxy
Saved
@BlackFives's profile picture
View on X

Black Fives

@BlackFives

Black basketball way before modern leagues. Proud partners with @BigEast @Lids @homage | Founder: @claudejohnson
Washington, DC shor.by/blackfives Joined June 2009
808 Following 2.3K Followers 6.5K Posts

Latest posts 5

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!

youtu.be/OA-3taE-avk?si…
www.youtube.com From Unmarked Grave to the MET: A Forgotten Black Fives Pioneer... Please join Black Fives founder Claude Johnson for a powerful behin...
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.

blackfives.org/howie-evans-fu…
www.blackfives.org Howie Evans Full Bio - Black Fives Howie Evans was a founding Board Member with Black Fives Foundation, which he joined in 2014, and remained on as Board Member Emeritus until his recent death. Prior to joining the Black Fives...
0 replies 4 reposts 7 likes 1.1K views View on X
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.

blackfives.org/black-fives-an…
www.blackfives.org Black Fives Announces Women's Version Of Its Brand Logo Black Fives announces a new additional all-female version of its original "five-man" brand logo.
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

history.com/this-day-in-hi…
www.history.com First all-Black professional basketball team organized | February 13, 1923 | HISTORY On February 13, 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first all-Black professional basketball team, is organized. The R...