A Unique NCAA Student-Athlete Education & Leadership Name, Image, And Likeness Partnership With A Public 501(c)3 Charity Partnership Includes Appearances To Promote Educational And Leadership Initiatives In Support Of Nonprofit’s Mission To Inspire Excellence With History PRESS RELEASE GREENWICH, CT – February 5, 2024 – The Black Fives Foundation, a Greenwich, CT-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose... Read more » The post Black Fives NIL Deal With UConn Women’s Basketball Star KK Arnold first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

PRESS RELEASE BLACK FIVES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES HARLEM PLAYGROUND COURT REPAINTING PROJECT  TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDARY NEW YORK RENS BASKETBALL TEAM, ON LOCATION AT SELECTED SITE Working With Manhattan Borough President’s Office and NYC Parks In Partnership With SLAM Media And Project Backboard, The Public Outdoor Court At Howard Bennett Playground On West 135th Street Has... Read more » The post PRESS RELEASE: Black Fives Foundation Announces Harlem Playground Court Repainting Project first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

Proper Acknowledgement Of This History-Making All-Black Basketball Team With Lasting, Inspiring Commemoration Initiatives In Harlem BACKGROUND Formed 100 years ago, in 1923, the New York Rens were the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball team in history. This Harlem-based squad won 85% of its games with 150-game schedules from 1923 to 1949, the equivalent of an NBA... Read more » The post New York Rens 100th Anniversary Campaign first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

The Black Fives Foundation joins the 9th annual BIG EAST Freshman Fundamentals Program The post Black Fives Foundation Joins BIG EAST Freshman Fundamentals Program first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

Celebrating the birthday of 2X World Pro Basketball Champion and Basketball Hall of Fame member John "Boy Wonder" Isaacs.  The post Happy Birthday John Isaacs first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

Here are some behind-the-scenes pics taken at the Brooklyn photo shoot for our upcoming Black Fives x PUMA Autumn/Winter 2022 Collection, scheduled to be in stores on November 2. The post Sneak Peek: Our Upcoming Black Fives x PUMA Drop (Nov. 2) first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

A groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game. The post The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

The BIG EAST Conference is partnering with the Black Fives Foundation to host 22 games that honor pioneering Black teams, players, and communities. The post BIG EAST Honors Black Fives Era with 22 Games Across Entire Conference first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

98.7 FM ESPN Radio "New York Sports and Beyond" host Larry Hardesty discusses updates from the Black Fives Foundation with special guest Claude Johnson. The post 98.7 FM ESPN Radio, Special Guest: Claude Johnson first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more

January 4, 2022 – Greenwich, CT – The Black Fives Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach, and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball, has teamed up with NBA great Russell Westbrook’s Zero World Media and Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate Content, the... Read more » The post NBA’s Russell Westbrook, Propagate, Black Fives Foundation Partner For Black Fives Era Documentary first appeared on The Black Fives Foundation ..read more