I must have covered 1968 and the Black Power medal ceremony incident throughout several articles over the past 2 and a half years. Tommie Smith prefers to call it “Silent Gesture”. Everything from my visit to SJSU, Tommie and John Carlos’ bitter feud, Canada’s Harry Jerome’s response to … [Read more...] about USA Black History Month: Black Power Salute
Black History Month
USA Black History Month – Stan Wright, Track Coach
February is Black History Month in the USA. In the world of coaching and African Americans, I will honor this post to the memory of Stan Wright. I was 9 years old when I watched the Munich Olympics in 1972. I had no idea what was going on in terms of the hostage taking, but I do … [Read more...] about USA Black History Month – Stan Wright, Track Coach
