Reflections: Harlem Globetrotters 6 Articles

by Jerry Curtis

The Harlem Globetrotters were not originally from Harlem, nor were they originally named the Globetrotters. Their first team name was the New York Harlem Globe Trotters, and they were a team of professional Black basketbal...read more

by Steve Jeffries

"Sweet Georgia Sure Is Proud!" They performed and indeed perfected the art of "hotdog" basketball. Heck, they probably invented it! Moving to the jazzy, whistling tune of their signature song "Sweet Georgia Brown," they...read more

by Terri Edinburgh

Imagine enjoying a magic show, but not your typical magic show. This magic show features comedy combined with incredible coordination and skillful handling and passing of one or more basketballs; balancing and spinning bas...read more

by Trent Lorcher

My Dad marked it on the calendar days in advance. To get ready, my brother and I practiced spinning a mini basketball on our index finger. "When I'm seven," I said, undaunted by the mini-ball falling to the ground, "I'll...read more

by Will Markas

What and who are the Harlem Globetrotters? The Harlem Globetrotters are a famous basketball team that come from Harlem, New York, USA, they are an independent team that go all over the world to play exhibition basketball...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

I would like to talk about my experience with the Harlem Globetrotters. It was like it happened yesterday. It was in January of 1977 when I went to see the Harlem Globetrotters play basketball in a stadium in Richfield, Oh...read more