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Sports
Born with one hand, Nicky Nieves found self-acceptance through playing volleyball
After falling in love with the game as a child, the Afro-Latina has made her mark as a member of the U.S. women’s sitting national team
Sports
Golden inspiration: USA Volleyball’s Black stars helped make history – and can serve as catalysts for changes in the sport
‘Volleyball has not done enough to be more welcoming’
Sports
Spencer Haywood recalls the fear that others would follow Smith and Carlos in protesting at the ’68 Olympics
Jesse Owens told athletes not to risk being unemployed after the Mexico City Games
Sports
Michelle Moultrie and USA Softball still waiting for Olympic spotlight
Team USA’s veteran leader hopes to inspire the next generation of players
Sports
Why Team USA has a chip on its shoulder
With the least star-studded squad in years, USA Basketball is extra-motivated
Sports
Nigeria makes history at FIBA Women’s World Cup
D’Tigress is the first African team to reach the quarterfinals in tournament history
The Uplift
Allyson Felix boosts the YMCA and talks about making her fifth Olympic team
America’s best woman in track and field grew up at the Y in Crenshaw
Sports
How black American athletes fared at Winter Olympics
Bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs earned the lone medals