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Articles for Tommie Smith

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world
1 year, 3 months ago

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world

BBC  

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, 55 years ago. On 16 October 1968, two black US athletes – Tommie Smith and John Carlos – stood on the podium …

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Tommie Smith believes the time is right for athletes to protest at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Tommie Smith believes the time is right for athletes to protest at Tokyo Olympics

LA Times  

U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, top center, and John Carlos, top right, extend their gloved fists skyward during the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. And that puts the IOC at odds with U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which last year issued a four-page statement that said Rule 50 of the IOC charter, …

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw elaborates on his Juneteenth message
4 years, 6 months ago

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw elaborates on his Juneteenth message

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tweeted Thursday that “silence won’t cut it. That really hit me.” — — Clayton Kershaw “To be a white person and not say anything, I really felt like more and more that I was a part of the problem. I know that’s a lot of words still, but for us to see tangible change the first …

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Black Power salute 50 years on: Iconic Olympics protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos remembered
5 years, 8 months ago

Black Power salute 50 years on: Iconic Olympics protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos remembered

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Standing on the podium at the 1968 Games …

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Column: Atlanta art exhibit reminds us of Kaep’s brave stand
5 years, 11 months ago

Column: Atlanta art exhibit reminds us of Kaep’s brave stand

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — “Tommie Smith’s gesture continues to resonate. It has inspired similar gestures by men and women for whom Smith’s iconic image is a symbol of courage and unity in the face of bigotry and injustice — most prominently, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand before football games during the U.S. national anthem to protest racial injustice …

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Black Power Salute to Colin Kaepernick: What’s changed?
6 years, 3 months ago

Black Power Salute to Colin Kaepernick: What’s changed?

CNN  

CNN — They stood united on the Olympic podium, heads bowed, black-gloved fists raised in the Black Power salute while the “The Star Spangled Banner” rang out to honor athletic achievement. The gesture by US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics became one of the century’s most iconic sports images, one now celebrated in popular …

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1968: Medals stand protest became model for sports activism; it just took a while
6 years, 5 months ago

1968: Medals stand protest became model for sports activism; it just took a while

LA Times  

That autumn night at Estadio Olimpico Universitario might not have been so memorable if Tommie Smith and John Carlos had merely each raised a black-gloved fist into the air. Carlos predicted as much, saying that competitors at the next Summer Olympics might “tear the place down.” But a crusade never materialized, with sports protests few and far between in the …

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In photos: How 1968 changed America – for better and worse
6 years, 6 months ago

In photos: How 1968 changed America – for better and worse

CNN  

CNN — In modern United States history, few years are remembered with such mixed emotion as 1968. But it was also the year Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to orbit the moon, the year groundbreaking artists like Janis Joplin reshaped rock ‘n’ roll, and the year Americans like Peggy Fleming and Tommie Smith brought home gold from the …

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