Tommie Smith

Our phones are powerful tools of media. The media is a popular medium promoting racism and negative stereotypes about black people. For many years the media has been shown hundred of thousands of blacks triumphantly playing sports, and very few performing successfully in school. These negative stereotypes have caused been showing more blacks playing sports than in school. People choose to do this in the media because they think that black athletes don't have the ability to be smart when it comes…

clothing, raised their fists, and remained seated during the performance of the national anthem in support of those affected by police brutality. This demonstration directly references the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were condemned by the Olympic Committee and later expelled from Team USA for their Black Power salute. With raised fists, bowed heads, black clothing, and silence during the national anthem, they brought attention to…

States team in the 200meter race. “American politics entered the Olympics after the 200m race. African-Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who had won gold and bronze respectively, gave the fist-in-the-air black power salute as they stood on the winners’ podium. The gesture was intended to draw attention to the civil rights struggle in the United States: they also wore black socks, and Smith wore a black scarf. The third person on the podium was Australian silver medalist Peter Norman, who…

2.What religious values might have motivated the Olympic Project for Human Rights protests at the 1968 Olympic Games? The purpose of this paper is to review the Olympic Project for Human Rights protests at the 1968 Olympic Games. The Olympic Games are an inspiration to many people and give young people an opportunity to dream that it could one day be them standing on the podium. They have the power to unite people from around the world to celebrate with pride the achievements of amateur athletes…

Defying the odds and accomplishing what you set after to do, or letting the problems overwhelm you and giving up are the results of dealing with adversity. It is up to you to determine what outcome you will have. Adversity simply defined is a difficult situation or misfortune. Adversity often brings out the best in individuals. Also adversity a common source of adversity comes from other people and them trying to hold someone back from their full potential. Dealing with adversity often times…

History Many people would agree that Planet Of The Apes was an iconic film, which is probably why they made multiple movies and a tv show. The film was revolutionary for the prosthetics they used for the apes. The film even won an Academy Award for its makeup effort. The movie actually started out as an idea for The Twilight Zone but it was too expensive for the show to make, so they brought it to 20th Century Fox. When they brought it to Fox they had to make a quick test scene. The movie ended…

We were taught as kids to recite and stand up for the National Anthem on every Friday at school, face the flag and put your hand over your heart. As kids we were taught to stand up and to respect the country we live in, and to honor the soldiers that gave up their lives and freedom for ours. America is a patriotic and discimiatory country, full of people who devote and support their country one hundred percent. As Americans, we take pride in the country we live in, with people wanting to live…

Every four years, thousands of athletes gather in a distinguished city for the opportunity of a lifetime to show off their talent, dedication, and passion for their sport. It is a significant event across the globe and gains millions of viewers worldwide. Athletes from every nation compete against each other with a sense of unity and pride to reach new possibilities and achievements. Each athlete pushes themselves to the next level for a chance to gain the gold. The history of the Olympics have…

Lakeita Hudson Jaclyn Harding English Composition 1 21 November 2017 Kneeling for the Anthem Colin Kaepernick, who is a bi-racial man grew up relatively privileged, but felt he was disconnected from his ethnic background. In college Kaepernick joined an all-black fraternity, and was a social activist early on. He became aware of the many challenges that African American men had to endure while in college. When police violence against African American males became spiraling out of control,…

Conner Bone HIST 362 April 14th, 2024. Baseball’s Failure as a Meritocratic Institution Many within baseball hold the steadfast belief that the sport as a whole, across its various organizations and systems, has always been a meritocracy. Supposedly, it does not matter who you are or where you came from. As long as you have the skills and athleticism, you can make it big in baseball. And to that end, anyone can be successful in baseball if they work hard enough and persevere. In other words,…