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1968 Olympic Games-Tommie Smith & John Carlos

blackhistorymonths wrote 1 month ago: “It wasn’t done for a malignant reason. It was only done to bring attention to the atrocities … more →

Tags: activist, Sports, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, 500 meters, Protest, Black Power

Remembering Tommie Smith and John Carlos

kwanzaaguide wrote 2 months ago: On October 16th, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fis … more →

Tags: Black Culture, Black History, Politics, Race, Black Power, John Carlos, Tommie Smith

Blog Wars2 comments

jetstreamprojector wrote 4 months ago: The Blog Wars poster is a non-traditional club poster designed by Mig Reyes. The composition consist … more →

Tags: Design, typography, blog wars, lance wyman, Mig Reyes

just sayin'

Wil wrote 7 months ago: … more →

Tags: Just sayin'

12. Is Black Pride Lost in 2009?15 comments

fathersfootprints wrote 8 months ago:   On the morning of October 16, 1968, U.S. athlete Tommie Smith won the 200 meter race in a then-wor … more →

Tags: African-American, black pride, Pride, black, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Youth, Michael Eric Dyson, Martin Luther King

No New Fencing Scandals Today...yet1 comment

Tim Morehouse wrote 8 months ago: The fencing world breathed a collective sigh of relief as no new scandals involving fencers were rep … more →

Tags: Events, NY Post, marie-douglas david, Alexander Oxenstierna, Duchess Divorce, fencing scandals, Swedish Fencing Federat, Olympic scandals, Hans-Gunmar Liljenwall

Denver Broncos Receiver Denied Chance to Honor Barack Obama

kreuzer33 wrote 1 year ago: After scoring the winning touchdown in Denver’s in at Cleveland on Thursday night, Broncos wide rece … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, Republican, John McCain, election, Politics, obama, McCain, Brandon Marshall

No Obamamania for Brandon Marshall

Lawrence wrote 1 year ago: via No Obamamania for Brandon Marshall … more →

Tags: Sport, Culture, Politics, obama tribute, Brandon Marshall, Football, Tommie Smith, John Carlos

Hold Fast to Dreams...

voltemand wrote 1 year ago: To start off, I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on winning the election. I was just entering … more →

Tags: blog blog, New York, New York City, obama, Barack Obama, John McCain, election, Voting, 2008

Tommie Smith's and John Carlos' heroic act

koreanpower999 wrote 1 year ago: It’s the 40th anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos courageously lifting their fists in … more →

Tags: racism, Race, John Carlos, Black Power, Tommie Smith

Card of the Day: 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter Autographs Tommie Smith1 comment

Newspaperman wrote 1 year ago: It’s been four decades since Tommie Smith and John Carlos stepped on the track in Mexico City … more →

Tags: Card of the Day, 2008 Summer Olympics, autograph, Beijing, China, historical baseball cards, John Carlos, mexico city, Olympic Project for Human Rights

Puma Blaze of Glory - '68 Olympics

Pabuc! wrote 1 year ago: Puma Blaze of Glory’den simdi de ‘68 Olimpiyatlara bir saygi durusu! Iste iki guzel pabu … more →

Tags: puma, BLAZE OF GLORY, 1968

Dick Pound: Shut up or stay home: Olympians who speak out in Beijing 'will be excluded'

spitztengle wrote 1 year ago:   Dick Pound, told the Canadian Olympic Committee’s board that “Canadian athletes whose … more →

Tags: academic, Contemporary in context, Contemporary Flashpoint, Political, Beijing Olympics, Dick Pound, Harry Edwards, John Carlos, Olympic Project for Human Rights

1968 Black Power Salute1 comment

ncowie wrote 1 year ago: The post on the Raybon Kan column entitled ‘Mixing Sport and Politics’ has sparked inter … more →

Tags: Columns, Black Power, Tommie Smith, John Carlos

Dr. Harry Edwards: Still a Rebel With a Cause26 comments

thebrotherreport wrote 2 years ago: When Harry Edwards organized the Olympic Project for Human Rights in the fall of 1967 – I don’ … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Bill Walsh, Black Athlete, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Harry Edwards, Harry Edwards, John Carlos, OPHR, Peter Norman

RAPPING UP SPORTS IN THE LATE SIXTIES3 comments

HG wrote 2 years ago: In the wrong hands, rap is a bad and dangerous thing. If you don’t know anything about sports … more →

Tags: Sports, Green Bay Packers, usc, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, UCLA, New York Jets, Boston Celtics

The Third Man on the Podium

jkitterm wrote 3 years ago: The time was 1968 and the Civil Rights Movement in America was at its peak.  Only months earlier the … more →

Tags: 9/11, Oracle, Flight 93, Todd Beamer, The Washington Post, African-American, Segregation, Peter Norman, Tommie Smith


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