1968 Summer Olympics

One of the most audacious examples of product placement at the Olympics was staged by John Carlos and Tommie Smith.

The captain of the U.S. soccer team is the latest in a long line of sports stars who have had to wrestle with a complex legacy on the world stage.

The long history of the international olympic committee's war on athletes' free expression.

Colin Kaepernick continues a long tradition of athletes using their celebrity to protest America's racial inequality.

Remembering the black-fisted silent protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

A brief history of their tangled saga of patriotism and dissent.

Will coronavirus prompt the house of cards of college athletics to come tumbling down?

Kap wasn't the first, and he won't be the last.

The summer's hit songs offered a glimpse into the changing views of Black America.

The revolutionaries of 1968 didn't succeed, but the world still needs turning upside down.

The founder of the Olympic Project for Human Rights talks about the iconic protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the winners’ podium in 1968.

On the 50th anniversary of that extraordinary year, historians consider 1968’s meaning and global context.

The fight for the First Amendment, on campuses and football fields, from the sixties to today.

The autobiography of NBA star Craig Hodges contains lessons for the pro athletes who are speaking up today.

Two former anti-doping professionals think the fight against performance-enhancing drugs is doing more harm than good.