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At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith, winner of the men’s 200 metres, stood on the podium and lifted his hand to protest racism. That moment would end his running career – and shake the world

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6 hours ago in Olympics FILE - In this June 26, 2021, file photo, Gwendolyn Berry her Activist Athlete T-shirt over her head during the metal ceremony after the finals of the womens hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Berry are among the more than 150 educators, activists and athletes who signed a letter Thursday, July 22, urging the IOC not to punish participants who demonstrate at the Tokyo Games...

John Carlos, left, and Tommie Smith pose for a photo in front of a statue that honors their iconic, black-gloved protest at the 1968 Olympic Games on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California, in October 2018. (AP file photo) Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Gwen Berry are among the more than 150 athletes, educators and activists who signed a letter Thursday urging the IOC not to punish participants who demonstrate at the Tokyo Games. The five-page letter, published on the ev...

By AP13 hours ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailJTumblrLLinkedIn13 hours ago Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Gwen Berry are among the more than 150 athletes, educators and activists who signed a letter urging the IOC not to punish participants who demonstrate at the Tokyo Games. The five-page letter, published on the eve of the Olympics, asks the IOC not to sanction athletes for kneeling or raising a fist, the way Smith and Carlos did at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Berry, the American hammer thr...

By Enefiok Udo-Obong Lee Edward Evans was laid to rest in his adopted home of Wasimi, Abeokuta last week. It was such a humbling end to the life and illustrious career of one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived and probably the greatest quarter-miler of the last century. A dear friend of mine and I have waited till after his burial to eulogize the great man. Evans was an American sprinter. He won two gold medals in the 1968 Summer Olympics, setting world records in the 400 meters and th...

African Americans must learn the truth about socialism that they may preserve their culture, get rid of poverty, ignorance and disease, and help America live up at least to a shadow of its vain boast as the land of the free and the home of the brave. — W.E.B DuBois The Message is the Truth! […]

The International Olympics Committee says the rule exists the Games free from political, religious or ethnic demonstrations.

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Olympian Lee Evans Dies at 74 [Twitter] An athlete who participated in the 1968 Olympics and raised his fist in protest on the podium as he received his medal has died at the age of 74. According to Deadline, Olympian Lee Evans died at a hospital in Nigeria last week. He won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City that year and was an integral part of the Black protests against perceived United States racism. No cause of death was reported by the USA Track and Field orga...