A panel of prominent African-Americans involved in the athletics world kicked off the first Presidential Distinguished Lecture series of California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham’s tenure Nov. 7. The focus of the panel discussion was the intersection of athletics and social issues, and whether athletics is a suitable platform for people to […]
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Noted Athlete, Civil Rights Icon Tommie Smith Speaks Tonight
By Victor Munoz Sports Editor Nearly half a century before Colin Kaepernick and the issue of NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem became a controversy that roiled the nation, two American athletes in 1968 waged their own silent protest during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during an awards ceremony at the Mexico City […]