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This Day in Black History: Sept. 12, 1913

Jesse Owens, track star and Olympic medalist, was born.
09/12/2020

This '50 Greatest Black Athletes' List Is Being Ripped Apart on Twitter

Should Michael Jordan be No. 1 over Muhammad Ali?
08/08/2017

This Day in Black History: Aug. 10, 1984

Carl Lewis earned Olympic gold four times.
08/10/2014
Comeback and the Fight of the Century - After a three-and-a-half year hiatus, Ali returned to the ring in 1970. The next year, in what has been hailed as “The Fight of the Century,” Ali took on legendary opponent Joe Frazier. After 15 rounds, Frazier scored a knockout, taking down the former heavyweight champion. The two would meet again in 1974, in which Ali would be the victor. (Photo: B Bennett/Getty Images)

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Muhammad Ali

Athletes' Most Heroic Acts

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Jesse Owens' Olympic Medal Up for Auction

The medal was won at the 1936 Games in Berlin.
12/02/2013

Did Hitler Really Snub Jesse Owens at 1936 Berlin Olympics?

One reporter debunks this legendary claim.
08/03/2013
In the Company of Greatness  - The Olympic athletes who dazzled the world by breaking records — and racial barriers. —Britt Middleton

Going for Gold: Famous Black Olympians

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This Day in Black History: Dec. 4, 1906

Alpha Phi Alpha was founded on Dec. 4, 1906, becoming the first Black fraternity in the country.
12/04/2012
Jesse Owens Berlin Olympics

This Day in Black History: Aug. 9, 1936

Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the Berlin Olympics.
08/09/2012
Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic Games

Iconic Images in Summer Olympics History

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