Fifty years after raising clenched fists in protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the shockwaves unleashed by John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s salute of defiance are still rippling around the ...

U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. (AP File Photo) ...

Former Olympic athletes lit a commemorative cauldron Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Games in Mexico City, a symbol of a worldwide year of turbulent times. In a year of revolt and ...

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Today, the three men grace a famous mural in Sydney and Norman’s son, Matt, just produced the documentary “Salute” detailing their 1968 protest. Carlos said he’s been to both the Central State and ...

That’s what happened Wednesday morning at San Jose State University. A town hall of intellectual heavyweights stuck to sports, discussing in depth the intersection between sports and activism, the ...

MILAN — Fifty-eight years ago, during their medal ceremony for the 200-meter race at the Mexico City Olympics, Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a silent protest, an ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA ...