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The Draft That Changed the NBA In the spring of 1950, the face of professional basketball shifted forever. The National Basketball Association’s longstanding color barrier was changed, opening the doors for the first six African American players to enter the league through the draft and free agency.The roots of this historic moment had deep roots
The Casem Legacy Marino CasemJune 23, 1934 – Apr 25, 2020 “The GODFATHER” “A winner, a (God)fatherly and an amazing football man” Known as “The Godfather,” Casem had an overall record of 159-93-8 at three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, coached four national championship teams at Alcorn State and was the National Black College Coach of
In 1947, Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, president of Howard University, stood before a House Labor Department Federal Appropriations subcommittee and extolled the fact that 17 Land-Grant Colleges were being underfunded with small allotments which were crippling the predominately black colleges and universities in their efforts to grow and prepare graduates for professional roles in
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