Resources 2000 (R2K) is an historical research, planning and publishing firm devoted to the research, recovery and recording of Black history, specifically,  in the area of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Black college athletics, and the history of towns and cities where Black colleges are located.
The company was founded in 1980 as Whitted and Associates, and focused on marketing and political research. The focus began to change in 1989, shortly after an altercation in a basketball game between North Carolina Central and North Carolina A & T. The project centered around the number of prominent graduates from the two schools for a speech to a group in Virginia. From there, we extended the search to other HBCUs. This grew into our first book project in 1990, Black College Alumni American Role Models.
The First 100 Years of Black College Football, the history of Black college basketball, researching and compiling the records for Black college football, men's and women's basketball into the Black College Sports Encyclopedia. R2K has also established a digital photo library.
 Since 1994, Resources 2000 has served as the official researchers for the HBCU Heritage Hall of Fame and Museum.

As  an information brokering and publishing firm, R2K provides  services to companies, institutions, media outlets, publishers and others with interests in the areas of Black history, Black college sports history, business and community development.

Research: R2K provides full civil and historical research and consulting services. These services are available as a package or individually. R2K maintains a computerized information bank. This bank has manual and on-line access. Stored information can be made available in on relatively short notice.

Available Information:
 Black history profiles
 900+ Black college sports profiles
 1,500+ Photographs

About The Owner
Fred Whitted is a 1975 graduate of Winston Salem State University where he earned degrees in Political Science and History. He has been involved in sports statistic and research for seven years through his research firm, RESOURCES 2000.

He has a private sports library of more than 1,200 books, media guides, and magazine and newspaper articles. He has personal profiles on more than 1,750 Black college coaches and athletes. He has contributed to several publications, and serves as research resource for the Black College Sports Page and the HBCU Heritage Hall of Fame and Museum.

Mr. Whitted has worked closely with Coach John McLendon, Jr. and others, to document the records of Black college athletes and coaches. This effort has helped to produce the Black College Sports Answer Book, the first of its kind.

E-Mail: ramtuff@onnidan.net
Snail Mail: P.O. Box 851, Fayetteville, NC 28302-0851