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John Carlos raised his black-gloved fist at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, an act that has defined his life. Carlos, who has written an autobiography, will speak in Seattle on Thursday night.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved first on the Olympic stage and became part of an iconic image spoken of to this day. In 1968, the two Americans finished first and third ...

The activist and former athlete is on CNET's I'm So Obsessed podcast to discuss being featured in the new Muhammad Ali documentary Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story. John Carlos explains his iconic ...

John Carlos, who took a stand against racism at the 1968 Olympics, watched the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday with a deep sense of pride. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️ ...

Happy birthday to Tommie Smith, who won the gold medal in the 220-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics but is best known, along with gold medalist John Carlos, for lifting in his arms in a defiant salut… ...

Dr John Carlos tells BBC Radio Ulster's 'Sportsound Meets' about the motivation behind and background to his raised black-gloved fist at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

John Carlos — who authored the most famous protest in sports history — became a hero for human rights. Now, almost 52 years after his transformative moment, Carlos has new heroes of his own ...

Tommie Smith, John Carlos. But in November 2019, both men were inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame as a celebration of the courage they showed nearly 53 years ago.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — By the time they reached Mexico City in October 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos were representing a country being torn apart. The Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin ...

John Carlos sits on the statue commemorating him, Tommie Smith and Peter Norman during the 1968 Summer Olympics. (David Betancourt/The Washington Post) ...