Tommie Smith and John Carlos have said they do not regret the singular act that got them canceled more than five decades before the term cancel culture was coined.
As “The Star-Spangled Banner” played and an international TV audience watched, the two young, Black men wearing single black gloves bowed their heads and thrust fists into the air on the podium after the men s 200-meter sprint at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Maybe you ve read about it, maybe you remember when it happened.
The iconic moment was cemented in America s consciousness thanks to a photo captured by Life magazine photographer John Dominis.
A century ago, a New Deal program left a lasting mark on Illinois and the country Now, a Civilian Climate Corps could tackle joblessness and global warming
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