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“If I shut my eyes, I can still feel the fire from those days. And if I open my eyes, I still see th

“If I shut my eyes, I can still feel the fire from those days. And if I open my eyes, I still see the fires all around me. I didn’t like the way the world was, and I believe that there need to be some changes about the way the world is.”

John Carlos won bronze in the 200m dash in the 1968 Olympics and, along with with Tommie Smith, protested against racism with a raised fist during the medal ceremony. That iconic protest moment happened this week 49 years ago. The quote is from his 2011 memoir.

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Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:00:02

Two generations of Black athletes fight for change:

NBC News’ Morgan Radford speaks with Olympian John Carlos and WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike about their calls for justice more than half a century apart.

Watch the extended interview.

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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:30:09

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Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:54:11