Happy Saturday POU! Of course we could not leave out one of the most pivotal moments in Olympic history: The Black Power Salute America was going through a cultural revolution in the 1960s, and one of the defining moments during that decade was the "Black Power Salute" in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. On Oct. 16, 1968, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Friday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
TGIF POU! We continue our series on the actions of black athletes against social and political injustices. Today we feature the legendary Arthur Ashe. "After he contracted the AIDS virus he was asked, 'Is this the hardest thing you've ever had to deal with?' And he said, 'No, the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with is being a black man in this society," … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Thursday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Good Morning POU! Today we feature the bold brave stance of Major League Baseball player Curt Flood. Who Curtis Charles Flood was and precisely his significance in baseball history is something that can't be understood just by looking at the record book. Not that Flood suffers from such an examination. He played 15 years from 1956 to 1971. He batted .293, was a … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Happy Hump Day POU! We continue our series on Black Athletes and their involvement in social and political protests. Today we look back on The Orangeburg Massacre. On a February night in 1968, a linebacker on the South Carolina State football team named Robert Lee Davis went with three or four teammates to a bowling alley just off the black college’s campus in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest