FAAM NEWS

Welcome to the new FAAM Website.

We are excited to provide you with an updated look and functionality to our website. We hope that this site gives you a better insight into our 501(c)3 organization and provides you with all the pertinent information regarding the basketball season.

The Fellowship of Afro-American Men Youth basketball league offers competitive Basketball and Cheerleading programs to middle school boys and girls in 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

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Men on a Mission: The FAAM Story

In 1968, Evanston School District 65, due to financial constraints, cut back on school athletic programs. These program cuts put a void in athletic activities for Evanston’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

Realizing the impact of such cuts, a group of Afro-American men in Evanston sought to replace these activities by forming the Fellowship of Afro-American Men Youth Basketball League, better known as FAAM.

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