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...

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,...

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...

Jersey Joe Walcott, original name Arnold Raymond Cream, (born Jan. 31, 1914, Merchantville, N.J., U.S.—died Feb. 25, 1994, Camden, N.J.), American world heavyweight boxing champion...

Fritz Pollard, byname of Frederick Douglass Pollard, Sr., (born January 27, 1894, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died May 11, 1986, Silver Spring, Maryland), pioneering African American player...

George Poage ran track in the 1904 Olympic games and was the first African American to ever win an Olympic medal. Poage was born in...