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Harry Edwards, civil rights icon and 49ers advisor, teaches life lessons amid cancer fight
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoSANTA CLARA, Calif. – Class is in session. As usual, a lesson from the esteemed Harry Edwards...
Generational civil rights leaders gather on UC Berkeley panel to pass baton
NBC Sports BayArea via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoDr. Harry Edwards, Dr. John Carlos and Dr. Tommie Smith, three of the biggest champions for justice...
Shaikin: How Harry Edwards continues to honor Jackie Robinson's legacy
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoOn Monday, the Dodgers celebrated the remarkable life and enduring impact of Jackie Robinson, the...
Still ‘in the midst of a struggle,’ NAACP honors John Carlos, Tommie Smith in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJohn Carlos wore a necklace with a Black fist pendant over his tie and dress shirt Saturday — the...
Malcolm Gladwell podcast examines iconic 1968 Olympic protest and its San Jose roots
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMalcolm Gladwell's latest podcast "Legacy of Speed" focuses on the story behind the famous photo of...
Black Americans deserve real tobacco harm reduction options
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHands holding vape and cigarettes Getty Images/AndreyPopov Achieving health equity has been one of...
NFL great Jim Brown sought solutions in a lifetime devoted to activism
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJim Brown's legs, ever-churning and sturdy as tree trunks, helped propel him to fame on the football...
20 Years Before Colin Kaepernick, This NBA Star Protested During the National Anthem
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMahmoud Abdul-Rauf #3 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball up court against the Washington...
Bill Russell was the greatest of all time, on and off the court
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read...