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The ‘Father of Black Basketball’ Transformed a White-Dominated Sport

April 12, 2022
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Edwin B. Henderson, the father of Black basketball
Edwin B. Henderson, the “father of Black basketball.” (Henderson Family Collection)

When the Brooklyn Nets take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, they will be riding on the wide shoulders of forward Kevin Durant, the league’s most prominent D.C. native.

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