WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Wizards announced today that a new team award will be named after Dr. Edwin Bancroft (E.B.) Henderson. The annual award will go to the Wizards player most philanthropically active in the Washington, D.C. community.
Known as the “Grandfather of Black Basketball” in Washington, D.C., Dr. Henderson is a sports historian, educator, administrator, coach, athlete, and civil rights activist. He wrote over 3,000 letters to the editor for The Washington Post and other newspapers on civil rights and race relations.
The University of the District of Columbia recently honored Dr.