Collection: Million Dollar Productions Five

Celebrate the Million Dollar Productions Five, an African American basketball team organized in 1938 to represent Million Dollar Productions, Inc., a Black-owned motion picture studio in Hollywood founded and run by the popular and charismatic actor, dancer, orchestra leader, promotor, producer, and entertainment impresario Ralph Cooper. 

Cooper was a true cultural pioneer and visionary. His was the architect behind connecting Harlem's entertainment world with the West Coast studio ecosystem, which helped Black Hollywood evolve into its golden era.

Learn more: Million Dollar Productions Five team profile