In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, United States athletes Tommie Smith, top center, and John Carlos, top right, extend their gloved fists skyward during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after ...

In 1968, he and John Carlos raised their fists during an Olympic medal ceremony. Their demonstration still inspires athletes, artists and marginalized people everywhere. By Adam Bradley Few noticed ...

The early days of the Milan Cortina Games have been roiled by the tumultuous political debate in the U.S. American athletes ...

WASHINGTON -- Tommie Smith and John Carlos were proud to raise their gloved fists in a symbolic protest at the Olympics, and now they're proud that Colin Kaepernick and other athletes are staging ...

The iconic photograph of two Black athletes standing on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, heads bowed and fists raised in the Black Power Salute as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - On this final day of Black History Month, WNDU 16 News Now has an exclusive story about a moment in history which still resonates today. It all started at the 1968 Olympics ...

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 ...

American athletes have spoken out this week on ICE’s actions in Minnesota, joining a long tradition of Team USA using their Olympic platform to speak out.

TOKYO (AP) — Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Gwen Berry are among the more than 150 athletes, educators and activists who signed a letter Thursday urging the IOC not to punish participants who ...

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.

Politics Olympic Legend Sees 1968 Again Amid Uproar Over Team USA Athletes Questioning America. John Carlos, 80, can relate to protest, patriotism and the price of speaking out. E ...