Tommie Smith

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Clinton Yates on how Black athletes have made a difference in our society and our lives

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ESPN contributing writer Tom Junod examines white privilege and the forms it can take

The NBA champs are honoring the iconic track star who protested in 1968

Boxer has no regrets carrying an American flag around the ring days after John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the Olympic podium

Just like John Carlos and Tommie Smith, different paths to activism

Comparing coverage of Smith and Carlos in 1968 to Kaepernick today shows what’s changed — and what hasn’t

Brown’s stature on the field and in Hollywood got people to pay attention

When black collegians debated boycotting the Olympics in 1968, he emerged as the most prominent face on campus

Making the case for the list’s most glaring omissions

The power and status of today’s athletes can change social activism game