A Black Star: Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Image by Walter Richter from Die Olympischen Spiele. The current Olympic Games in Rio provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the […]
William DeHart Hubbard’s Leap Toward Gold
/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Baseball Education Olympics Opportunity Sport /by JoeHubbard in 1924 On this day in 1924, William DeHart Hubbard set the record for the long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games, becoming the first black gold […]
Happy Birthday to Roger Federer, One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time
/in All Australian Open French Open Grand Slam History Olympics Roger Federer Tennis US Open Wimbledon /by Joe©Squeaky Knees, Roger Federer (June 26th, 2009 at Wimbledon) Roger Federer, born on this day in 1981, is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 2 […]
Come So Far, Yet So Far to Go: the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
/in All Loretta Claiborne Olympics /by Joe© Special Olympics “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” These 15 words are recited every two years at the beginning of […]
Where Are They Now? Updates about ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Winners
/in AALC All Arthur Ashe Billie Jean King Cathy Freeman Dave Cullen Dean Smith Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah ESPN Ferguson George Weah Jim McLaren Kevin Tillman Loretta Claiborne Olympics Pat Tillman President Obama Service Sport Tennis Trevor Ringland /by JoeThe Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is one of the annual highlights of the ESPN ESPY awards, honoring a sports-related person that has made a significant humanitarian contribution in a […]
Arthur on African-American Athletes
/in Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Olympics Sport /by JoeIn 1989, having just published A Hard Road to Glory, Arthur Ashe speaks with Harold Dow about African-Americans in sports and the role that African-American athletes have played in the greater […]
Remembering Nelson Mandela: “Sport has the power to change the world”
/in Apartheid Arthur Ashe Commemorations History Mandela Olympics Sport Tennis /by Joe© Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe When activist and leader Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of imprisonment, one of the first people he asked to meet was Arthur Ashe. One ideal […]
Come Together | Inaugural Youth Summer Olympic Games in Singapore
/in Olympics /by JoeThe first ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG) kicks off in Singapore on August 14th and will run through the 26th. They will follow the Olympic Games format, with athletes ages […]
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