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Atlanta Hawks to Tip Off Black History Month Celebration with Panel at Morehouse College

ATLANTA –- The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club today announced plans to team with the Black Fives Foundation throughout February to highlight the city’s historical contributions to African-American basketball prior to integration. The club’s Black History Month celebration will commence on Monday, Feb. 5, with an interactive presentation and panel discussion at Morehouse College for 80 students from Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The tribute will continue with in-game Black Fives vignettes at each of the Hawks’ five home contests during February.

Current Atlanta players and multimedia sports journalists will unite with students, faculty and staff from Morehouse, Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College on Feb.