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Tommie Smith and John Carlos' Olympic Protest Heard 'Round the World

By noelienoel on | From colorlines.com
It was 43 years ago today that millions of people around the world saw two African-American men raise their fists in the air in a Black Power salute during the pledge of allegiance at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.   The two athletes were Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who had each won medals in the 200m dash. As the American national anthem played during the victory ceremony, Smith and Carlos bowed their heads and raised their black-gloved fists.  It was a historic and heartbreaking...Read Full Story

Cool Cats x PUMA x Biomega | Le Cool Cats Vélo

By culturshoq on | From cultureshoq.com
Posted by Corey Kamenoff | Filed under Bike , News , Puma , cool cats So-Me created Le Cool Cats Vélo with a special design exclusively made as a famous Urban Mobility bike produced with  PUMA and Biomega . Le Cool Cats Vélo is a limited edition of 50 bikes, available only at colette, Cool Cats and a few Puma stores worldwide. This bike is ultra confortable and perfect for riding in the city and uses a quick and easy semi-folding mechanism with folding pedals for easy public transport...Read Full Story

Tommie Smith Is Selling Gold Medal

By Worshiper on | From bvonsports.com
Forty-two years after Tommie Smith (pictured middle) protested racism, poverty and represented black pride with his Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games , he is selling his symbolic gold medal. Smith, 66, has put his medal and cherry-red Puma running shoes up for auction at New York-based M.I.T. Memorabilia , with a starting bid of $250,000. The sale is scheduled to close Nov. 4th.Two years ago, Smith gave 2008 Olympic triple gold winner Usain Bolt one of his shoes from...Read Full Story

Puma Clyde - Tommie Smith Gold

Written on | From sneakerobsession.com
Recently i showed you a pair of Metallic Gold Nike Air Force Ones which pay homage to the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and now i present this all metallic gold pair of Puma Clydes also inspired by the Olympics. However, these are not based on the Beijing Olympics, the Puma Clyde is inspired by the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and Tommie Smith. Tommie Smith who took part in the Mexico City Olympics, set a record for the 200 meter dash and won the Gold Medal. The sneakers...Read Full Story

Giant Puma Clyde

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50 stunning Olympic moments No13: Tommie Smith and John Carlos salute
In the moments before the medal ceremony in Mexico City, Carlos, Smith – as of a few moments earlier the 200 metres world record-holder – and the Australian silver-medallist Peter Norman sat in a room the athletes called "the dungeon", deep in the ...  
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Tim Thomas Joins Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith in Long Line of Athletes to Make...
Tim Thomas is not the first athlete to use his platform as a celebrity of sorts to make a political statement, and he will be far from the last one to do so either. While the Bruins goaltender caused a minor stir with his refusal to join his ...  
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Mayfield hires former Tennessee GOP chairman Tommie Hopper
Chip Saltsman, a former party director, ran Fleischmann's bid in 2010 and is now his chief of staff. Fleischmann defeated Robin Smith, a former party chairwoman, in the 2010 Republican primary. Smith's campaign aide Mark Winslow, a former state party ...  
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