Tommie Smith

A film about the story behind the iconic Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics is in the works.

Track & field legends John Carlos and Tommie Smith will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

Many have called on the iconic fist-raising photo as athletes across several sports and skill levels continue to join Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest.

Tommie Smith, who famously raised his fist as a symbol of Black power in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City is selling his gold medal and sneakers he wore during the Olympics according to USA Today. Smith’s famous fist salute caused a great deal of controversy. Originally Black athletes had planned to boycott the Olympics […]