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Dick Pound: Shut up or stay home: Olympians who speak out in Beijing 'will be excluded'

  Dick Pound, told the Canadian Olympic Committee’s board that “Canadian athletes whose concerns about China’s human rights record might lead them to speak out during the Beijing Ol… more →

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Denver Broncos Receiver Denied Chance to Honor Barack Obama

kreuzer33 wrote 1 week ago: After scoring the winning touchdown in Denver’s in at Cleveland on Thursday night, Broncos wide re … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, Republican, John McCain, election, Politics, obama, McCain, Brandon Marshall

Hold Fast to Dreams...

voltemand wrote 1 week ago: To start off, I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on winning the election. I was just entering … more →

Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, church, Civil Rights Movement, election, Freedom, Jesse Jackson, John McCain, Liberty

Tommie Smith's and John Carlos' heroic act

koreanpower999 wrote 1 month ago: It’s the 40th anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos courageously lifting their fists in … more →

Tags: Black Power, John Carlos, Race, racism, Tommie Smith

Card of the Day: 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter Autographs Tommie Smith — 1 comment

Newspaperman wrote 3 months ago: It’s been four decades since Tommie Smith and John Carlos stepped on the track in Mexico City … more →

Tags: Card of the Day, autograph, Olympics, Topps Allen & Ginter, shortprinted cards, Tommie Smith, mexico city, Beijing, China

Puma Blaze of Glory - '68 Olympics

Pabuc! wrote 3 months ago: Puma Blaze of Glory’den simdi de ‘68 Olimpiyatlara bir saygi durusu! Iste iki guzel pabu … more →

Tags: puma, BLAZE OF GLORY, 1968

Dick Pound: Shut up or stay home: Olympians who speak out in Beijing 'will be excluded'

spitztengle wrote 7 months ago:   Dick Pound, told the Canadian Olympic Committee’s board that “Canadian athletes whose … more →

Tags: academic, Contemporary Flashpoint, Contemporary in context, Political, Beijing Olympics, Dick Pound, Harry Edwards, John Carlos, Olympic Project for Human Rights

1968 Black Power Salute — 1 comment

ncowie wrote 8 months ago: The post on the Raybon Kan column entitled ‘Mixing Sport and Politics’ has sparked inte … more →

Tags: Columns, Black Power, Tommie Smith, John Carlos

Dr. Harry Edwards: Still a Rebel With a Cause — 19 comments

thebrotherreport wrote 1 year ago: When Harry E … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Bill Walsh, Black Athlete, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Harry Edwards, Harry Edwards, John Carlos, OPHR, Peter Norman

RAPPING UP SPORTS IN THE LATE SIXTIES — 3 comments

HG wrote 1 year ago: In the wrong hands, rap is a bad and dangerous thing. If you don’t know anything about sports … more →

Tags: Sports, Green Bay Packers, usc, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, UCLA, New York Jets, Boston Celtics

The Third Man on the Podium

jkitterm wrote 2 years ago: The time was 1968 and the Civil Rights Movement in America was at its peak.  Only months earlier th … more →

Tags: 9/11, 1968, African-American, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, clendched fist, Courage, Do the Right Thing, Flight 93


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