Archive - The Unknown Knowns

The Ladies of the Black Fives Era

Uncovering Black women's contribution to the popularity of basketball amongst Black people

Apr 15 •

Erica Blackburn

The Story of the Black Fives Era

Uncovering the story of basketball’s forgotten era before the integration of the NBA

Apr 8 •

Erica Blackburn

March 2025

Reviving The Unknown Knowns

I've been gone for a minute, now I'm back..

Mar 25 •

Erica Blackburn

July 2023

"The father of Black basketball... brains, brawns and teamwork"

Uncovering the story of a physical educator, civil rights activist, and chronicler of Black athletes and sports

Jul 25, 2023 •

Erica Blackburn

"A purple people eater hiding in plain sight"

Uncovering the story of a Minnesota Viking turned Supreme Court Justice and philanthropist

Jul 4, 2023 •

Erica Blackburn

June 2023

“Burgundy, gold and Caucasian”

Uncovering the story of how the JFK administration forced then Washington Redskins organization to integrate

Jun 27, 2023 •

Erica Blackburn

April 2023

"They said New Orleans was ready...evidently not."

Uncovering the story of the players who boycotted the AFL All-Star game in 1965

Apr 11, 2023 •

Erica Blackburn

February 2023

Grassroots Giver: Creating Young Minds

A non-profit organization in Texas dedicated to the growth of youth on and off the court

Feb 26, 2023 •

Erica Blackburn

November 2022

Uncovering the story of courageous student athletes who sacrificed their athletic careers for change in the 1970s

Nov 22, 2022 •

Erica Blackburn

Before Jackie, There Was Moses

Uncovering the story of the first Black man to integrate Major League Baseball not named Robinson

Nov 15, 2022 •

Erica Blackburn

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