Maurice Stokes entered the National Basketball Association 70 years ago, in 1955, when the relatively few Black players were ...

Black History Month this February includes several milestone anniversaries of major developments in the history of the civil ...

Had St. Francis University basketball icon Maurice Stokes lived a long, healthy life, as opposed to one cut tragically short, he likely would have been an important person in Chuck Cooper III’s ...

The Enduring Impact of Maurice Stokes. Jay Twyman, Jack Twyman’s son, will also participate in this event. The book is Stokes’ story of his rise to fame and the widely unknown legacy that he ...

LORETTO, Pa. – In 1955, Maurice Stokes was named the National Invitation Tournament MVP and started what was a tragically short National Basketball Association career, while, toward the end of ...

and we have built this environment to foster strong partnerships with our community partners," Principal Maurice Stokes said. The scholarships will cover 30 college credits at any school of their ...

Maurice Stokes, Johnny Moore, Mike Iuzzolino and Danny Fortson are among the many standout basketball players who competed at the Jaffa Mosque when Saint Francis College, Altoona High School and ...

The Tribune-Democrat and tribdem.com will highlight some historic anniversaries taking place in 2025 as part of this year’s Black History Month coverage. The scheduled stories are: • Feb. 1: 100th ...