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Why Black American Athletes Raised Their Fists at the 1968 Olympics After sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a defiant gesture from the awards podium at the Games, they faced repercussions—but also gained respect. Author: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images After sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a defiant gesture from the awards podium at the Games, they faced repercussions—but also gained respect. Wearing beads and scarves to oppose lynchings and black socks with no shoes to highlight poverty, African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos too...

After its unwillingness to help stranded Australians in India during the pandemic, our government is still sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, writes

Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics and then went on to a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice,...

Record-setting sprinter, Olympic activist Lee Evans dead at 74 Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics then went onto a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice, died Wednesday. He was 74. Social Sharing

Copy Link Lee Evans (center) crosses the finish line of the men's 400m final in 43.8 seconds, ahead of compatriots Larry James (right) and Ronald Freeman (left) at the Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 19, 1968.  (AFP via Getty Images) Lee Evans, a record-setting sprinter and social justice activist who grew up in San Jose and won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. Evans' family had started a fundraiser in hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he s...