The black fives foundation works to research, preserve, exhibit, and promote the pre-1950 history of african americans in basketball to engage, teach, and inspire youth and others while honoring its pioneers and their descendants. We work with the pre-1950 history of african american basketball teams (the black fives era) in order to: stimulate interest in history and the humanities, promote educational advancement, enrich appreciation of culture and the arts, encourage community-based youth programming, build fitness and health awareness, illuminate sports industry career opportunities, advocate for the recognition of the era's pioneers and their descendants, and, enable these efforts through innovative uses of technology as well as via traditional means.

Education

Curated and staged an exhibition of black fives artifacts at the new york historical society established a partnership with the brooklyn nets for collaboration on their community relations programs designed, developed and produced a prototype set of portable display panels for use in brooklyn establishied a licensing partnership with 47 brand, an apparel company presentation to 50 school teachers presentations to 300 students helped create 35 public service announcements with nba players celebrating black fives era pioneers