GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We conclude our series on Early African American Basketball... THE NEW YORK ALL STARS New York, NY … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
Early Black Basketball
Friday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! We continue our series on Early African American Basketball... SAVOY BIG FIVE Chicago, Illinois … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
Thursday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue our series on Early African American Basketball... OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH COSMOPOLITANS Chicago, Illinois … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
Monday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
(This series was originally posted in Feb. 2013) GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.!! This week we're going to take a look at the early era of African Americans in basketball known as the "Black Fives Era". First, a brief historical background... From Wikipedia: The term Black Fives refers to all-black basketball teams that thrived in the United States between 1904, when … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II
Saturday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We conclude our series on Early African American Basketball... THE NEW YORK ALL STARS New York, NY From BlackFives.com: The New York All Stars®, an all-black basketball team of the 1910, paved the way for professionalism in the sport. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball