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This Happened — October 16: Two Raised Black-Gloved Fists At The Olympics

This Happened — October 16: Two Raised Black-Gloved Fists At The Olympics

Updated Oct. 16, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the Black Power Salute during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the Olympics on this day in 1968. What was the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics? During the medal ceremony for the 200-meter sprint at the […]

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Roots Of Change: Puerto Rican Mothers Embrace Natural Hair To Combat

Roots Of Change: Puerto Rican Mothers Embrace Natural Hair To Combat
Flor-Angel Guilbe Stevens sings bomba alongside the group Aché de Bomba y Plena at El Imán Bar & Restaurant in Loíza, Puerto Rico. Bomba cultural traditions help create an Afro-Puerto Rican community and affirm Guilbe’s identity. Gabriela Meléndez Rivera/GPJ

In some school and work environments, hairstyles associated with blackness, such as dreadlocks, are still prohibited. One family is embracing a radical change in attitude.

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This Happened – February 11: Walk To Freedom

This Happened - February 11: Walk To Freedom

Nelson Mandela was released from prison on this day in 1990. Why was Nelson Mandela imprisoned? Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for his role in the resistance against the South African government‘s system of apartheid, a system of racial segregation and discrimination. He was arrested in 1962 and charged with sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the […]

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