1968 Summer Olympics

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Tommie Smith thegrio.com
December 15, 2020
theGrio sat down with Tommie Smith to discuss his documentary, With Drawn Arms, that follows what happened after his protest.
October 11, 2017
John Legend and Jesse Williams are set to work together to produce a film called With Drawn Arms, which will focus on…
March 29, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Because of their entrée into white-dominated sports during the Jim Crow era, black athletes were unable to…
October 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On this day in 1968, at the Olympics Games in Mexico City, two black U.S. medalists—Tommie Smith…
October 11, 2011
VIDEO - Today, John Carlos is promoting his new memoir titled, 'The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment that Changed…