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Historic New York Rens Basketball Team Honored With Commemorative On-Court Mural At Harlem Playground

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By Glenn Hunter I had the pleasure of attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new on-court mural at Howard Bennett Playground on West 135th Street in Harlem, NY, which commemorates the legendary New York Rens basketball team. The Rens were the first Black-owned, fully professional, African American basketball team in history, formed in Harlem in…

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