Category : Sports

Wearing beads and scarves to oppose lynchings and black socks with no shoes to highlight poverty, African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos took...

Willie Howard Mays Jr. was born in Westfield, Alabama on May 6, 1931. He is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all...

Hank Aaron, born Henry Louis Aaron on February 5, 1934, in Mobile, Alabama, was an iconic figure in American professional baseball. Aaron achieved unparalleled success...

Charles Sifford was a trailblazer in the world of golf. Born on June 2, 1922, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sifford was the first African American...

Sugar Ray Robinson, also known as Walker Smith, Jr., was an iconic figure in the world of professional boxing. Born on May 3, 1921, in...

Alice Coachman was an accomplished American athlete, best known for her achievements in track and field. She was born on November 9, 1923, in Albany,...

Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a pioneering American athlete whose remarkable achievements in tennis and golf broke racial barriers...

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) was an American professional tennis player and social activist. He was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia. Ashe is widely...

Joe Louis, born Joseph Louis Barrow on May 13, 1914, in Lafayette, Alabama, was an American professional boxer who became one of the most celebrated...