American track and field athletes Tommie Smith (C) and John Carlos (R), first and third place winners in the 200 meter race, protest with the Black Power salute as they stand on the winner’s podium at ...

Kaepernick is protesting the same issues as two Olympians did 50 years ago. It was a moment in time that, even if you haven’t heard the story, you’ve probably seen the images. The date was Oct. 16, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Many of the same conversations about race in America that are happening now were also happening in 1968. On April 4 of that year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

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One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their fists in the Black Power salute ...

At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, after African-American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze, respectively, in the 200 meters, the two runners stood atop the podium with ...

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This year’s standouts included shows about a gay paradise in Massachusetts, a mass kidnapping in Mexico and a commune in West Virginia. By Reggie Ugwu It’s who Jackie Robinson and Tommie Smith were ...