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In celebration of Black History Month, adidas today unveiled a collection of NCAA uniforms inspired by the creativity, passion and expression of the early 20th century's Harlem Renaissance.
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Considered one of the most influential movements in African American history, the Harlem Renaissance was a creative movement that kindled a new cultural identity. In this era, the Renaissance ballroom became a place that epitomized basketball culture as local teams perfected their game on
the same wooden floors that were also used for ballroom dance events and jazz shows. Together, the Harlem community infused their spirit of dance & sport within their day to day lives, and created an indisputable marriage between music, culture, and the game.

Inspired by the wooden floors of the ballrooms where basketball became culture, each adidas team jersey also includes patterns which mimic the fabrics and prints of the 1920s that became a means of self-expression and community pride. Each uniform features a unique bean stitch texture around the team name, the word "BALLROOM" on the inner waistband of each short, and a "Celebrating Black Culture" patch. The collection also includes a series corresponding footwear silhouettes which echo the colors of the jazz ballrooms so important to the era. Each detail is meant to be an homage to the art, poetry, sounds and sport of the Renaissance, and to those driving their passion forward.

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OldArmy71 said:

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Ah, yes. Maroon and gold. Glad to see it!

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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Nice. Worth it just for the outrage.

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Method Man said:

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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Nice. Worth it just for the outrage.

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Outrage?

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superunknown said:

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I think they're awesome, even if I'm expecting Ollie to find me a tape measure so i can verify that the rims are, in fact, 10 feet high.

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Hop said:

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I thought they looked nice.

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