Home Invites Members Groups Events Careers Videos News Photos Blogs Polls Singles Forums Chat
Home > Blogs > Post Content

HBCU Basketball Team Visits the White House More Than 60 Years After Winning Championship (1142 hits)


Nationwide — More than 60 years after their historic championship victories, the Tennessee A&I Tigers, the first HBCU team to claim a national basketball title, were finally honored at the White House.

Back in 1957, they made history as the first HBCU team to win a national championship and went on to win two more titles in a row. But their achievements were overshadowed by the Jim Crow era’s racism, according to Because of Them We Can.

Nine players from the team even went on to play professional basketball, but their story remained largely untold. One player, **** Barnett, made it his mission to ensure their legacy was remembered. His efforts paid off in 2019 when the Tigers were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

HBCU Basketball Team Visits the White House More Than 60 Years After Winning Championship http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi...
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Friday, April 26th 2024 at 7:17PM
You can also click here to view all posts by this author...

Report obscenity | post comment
Share |
Please Login To Post Comments...
Email:
Password:

 
More From This Author
This Day in Black History: April 4, 1968
Gordon, Pamela 1955–
Sarah Vaughan
23 Black leaders who are shaping history today - CNBC
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE BORN March 26, 1810 - May 18, 1848 (38)
SUPREME SINGER DIANA ROSS BORN March 26, 1944 (80)
Selma to Montgomery March
Aretha Franklin Mar 25, 1942
Forward This Blog Entry!
Blogs Home

(Advertise Here)
Who's Online
>> more | invite 
Black America Resources
100 Black Men of America
www.100blackmen.org

Black America's Political Action Committee (BAMPAC)
www.bampac.org

Black America Study
www.blackamericastudy.com

Black America Web
www.blackamericaweb.com

CNN Black In America Special
www.cnn.com/blackinamerica

NUL State of Black America Report
www.nul.org

Most Popular Bloggers
agnes levine has logged 44973 blog subscribers!
rickey johnson has logged 10740 blog subscribers!
tanisha grant has logged 10165 blog subscribers!
junious stanton has logged 2313 blog subscribers!
gregory v. boulware, esq. has logged 2094 blog subscribers!
>> more | add 
Latest Jobs
Dean/Director of Residential Life with Midland School in Los Olivos, CA.
Faculty - Graphic Design Department with Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.
Microbiologist II with in Petersburg, VA.
QC Lab Analyst 2nd Shift with in Petersburg, VA.
QC Specialist II Insulin with in Petersburg, VA.
>> more | add