Friday, October 13th, 2006

Nike presents ::Black Fives:: Friday, Oct. 13th 8pm-12am 21+ Come experience the Harlem Renaissance Era at a historical downtown LA location with music, casino & live entertainment Open bar & gourmet catering VIP Gift bags & prizes Music selection by: Valida The Rebirth 650 Spring St. (Corner of 7th) Los Angeles, CA 90014 RSVP by email to rsvp@transit-events.com by 7PM -Thursday, October 12th with first and last name of each guest. Just after basketball was invented in 1891, teams were called "FIVES" in reference to their five starting players. Basketball like American society, was racially segregated. Teams made up entirely of black players were known as BLACK FIVES. The sport remained segregated from 1891 until the integration of the National Basketball Association in 1950. The period between became known as the Black Fives Era as dozens of amateur, semi-pro and professional all-black teams-sponsored by or affiliated with churches, businesses, social clubs, colleges, and "colored" YMCAS - emerged, flourished and matured, decades before the NBA was even born. Gourmet catering provided by GOOD TASTE CATERERS