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Proud dad of @_cashed_out_ @CorneliusNation and @CarnegieJohnson; @ABRAMSbooks author, @PUMA partner, historian, and @BlackFives founder. Views my own.

Connecticut, USA
Joined July 2008
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For the 5th consecutive season, the BIG EAST Conference will partner with the @BlackFives, a nonprofit public charity dedicated to inspiring excellence in youth by preserving, teaching, and honoring the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball. bigeast.com/news/2026/1/30/m…
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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=-8qo…
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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-f…
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We are BACK after the bye week 😼 It’s our UNITAS GAME, and we will also be celebrating the Black Fives! 🆚 Marquette 📍Finneran Pavilion 🕒 2:00 PM ET 🖥️ bit.ly/4gn7Q10 📊 bit.ly/3Ej5TVU #GoNova #NOVAvsMarquette
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Honoring the past to pave the way for the future Coach @DeniseDillon met with @ClaudeJohnson, the founder and executive director of the @BlackFives Foundation, to chat about the group’s work and some of the plans they have for the future.
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Get the new @KamoreaArnold Signature Hartford Tigerettes Team Logo Hoodie now!! Only at the Black Fives Online Fan Shop!! @UConnWBB star KK is our Education & Leadership Ambassador! All proceeds help fund our nonprofit education programs!! Shop & Learn: shop.blackfives.org/products…
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Always more than honored to be apart of spreading this history 🖤 . Go shop Girly Pops!
Get the new @KamoreaArnold Signature Hartford Tigerettes Team Logo Hoodie now!! Only at the Black Fives Online Fan Shop!! @UConnWBB star KK is our Education & Leadership Ambassador! All proceeds help fund our nonprofit education programs!! Shop & Learn: shop.blackfives.org/products…
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Jump into the New Year just right 🐇 with our new 2nd Story Morry Team Logo Hoodie. Formed in 1922, the 2nd Story Morrys were a unique basketball team from Pittsburgh with special links to local and national African American sports history. shop.blackfives.org/products…
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Black Fives Holiday Sale: 30% off every item, now at Shop.Blackfives.Org
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Happy birthday, Cornelius! #SmileLikeAPro | @Invisalign
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Black Fives Foundation Adds New Board Members 🎉 Please join us in welcoming our new cohort! Tiffany Crowe, Cassius Johnson, Kiel King, Kevin McGruder, and Charles Wade. We’re proud and honored to have you join us on this journey! Details: blackfives.org/black-fives-f…
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We had fun on Tuesday eve attending the @NYCParks event at Central Park Zoo recognizing their amazing partners across the city! 🦭🎉 Got to meet Commissioner @smdono5 and the Parks team! Shoutout to our lead for the Howard Bennett Playground court repaint project, Mary Mimran 🙌🏽
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UConn star KK Arnold is the Black Fives Education and Leadership Ambassador. Basketball legend God Shammgod is a PUMA Ambassador.
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Amazing ribbon-cutting today at Howard Bennett Playground in Harlem for on-court mural honoring New York Rens, the all-Black team my Uncle Dolly played on in the 1940s before becoming one of 1st Black players to integrate the National Basketball League (predecessor of the @NBA)!
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The latest art court in NYC honors the New York Rens, the first Black-owned, fully professional, all Black basketball team in history, formed in 1923. They were based in Harlem, and the court uses their team’s colors and logo as inspiration for a bright design by @blackfives
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New York Rens Commemorative Court Mural Tee Shirt Now Available Exclusively At The Black Fives Online Fan Shop (Free With A Charitable Donation Of $250 Or More) shop.blackfives.org/products…
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