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Lady Liberty is a black woman, and Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens get commemorated in coin, too

Some of the money spends, but the currency is truly about history, power and respect

By Trudy Joseph

9 years ago Culture

Writer Margery Miller Welles deserves to be the first woman in the Boxing Hall of Fame

Author of the book ‘Joe Louis: American,’ she was a rare woman writing about sports and race

By Roy Peter Clark

9 years ago Sports

Pots & pans: Black heroes (and sheroes) were athletes before they were actors

Boxer Joe Louis, track star Jesse Owens fought with their actions

10 years ago Culture

Pots & Pans: Let’s share the important, inspirational and incredible

Black athletes have always stretched the boundaries in sports & society

10 years ago Culture

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