Hartford Courant

Former Olympians Tommie Smith, John Carlos headline Dodd Human Rights Summit at UConn

Former American Olympic track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who made world headlines after their iconic fist-raising protest on the podium after winning in the 1968 Olympics, will be at UConn ...
The Daily Campus

Tommie Smith and John Carlos speak at Sport and Human Rights keynote

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, for their record-breaking runs in the 200-meter race when they raised their ...
The Nation

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

On this, the forty-fifth anniversary of the fists of freedom at the 1968 Olympics, we need a new Olympic Project for Human Rights. Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, US athletes Tommie ...
The Baltimore Sun

Legendary sports activist John Carlos to accept AVAM’s Grand Visionary Award

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 ...