Carlos will be in Baltimore to accept another accolade, the American Visionary Art Museum’s Grand Visionary Award.

John Thomas "Muff" Murphy passed away on March 30, 2025, in Menasha, Wisconsin, at the age of 74. They were found in their apartment by friends. Born on October 1, 1950, John served their country ...

W hen Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood atop the medal podium at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, bowed their heads and raised black-gloved fists during the playing of the ...

It’s never too late to acknowledge you were wrong. Fifty-plus years after the U.S. Olympic Committee vilified Tommie Smith and John Carlos for taking a stand against racism and discrimination ...

On Oct. 16, 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City — a photo that still reverberates five decades later.

In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, United States athletes Tommie Smith, top center, and John Carlos, top right, extend their gloved fists skyward during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner ...

The police chief for the University of California Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily reassigned weeks after violence erupted at a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos extend their fists during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after the 200-meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Oct. 16, 1968.

This cache of letters about John Carlos and Tommie Smith from 1968 sounds like it was written by Colin Kaepernick’s haters. By Brad J. Congelio Dec 27, 2017 5:50 AM ...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos are part of the 2019 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame class that will be inducted later this year. The sprinters were sent home from the 1968 Mexico City Games ...

He joins a list of athletes who have used their platform for change, among them 1968 Olympians and activists John Carlos and Tommie Smith. 5588339538001.