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San Jose State Icons Set Precedent for Equality Protests at Sochi Olympics
Raising their black-gloved fists in the night air of Mexico City in 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos were almost universally condemned. National broadcaster Brent Musberger, then a young...
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SJSU Icons Tommie Smith, John Carlos Return to Announce Plans to Restore...
Speed City will rise again, but not before San Jose State University raises $5 million to create a new track and field facility. Schools official, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, and SJSU and Olympic...
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Santa Clara Police Union Talks Boycott over Comments by 49ers Quarterback...
Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who refuses to stand during the national anthem as a protest against police brutality, has prompted sharp rebukes from local law enforcement. The...
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San Jose State Creates Institute on Sports, Social Change
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown voted for Hillary Clinton, but that didn’t stop him from meeting with Donald Trump. “I’m an American citizen, I voted for Hillary Clinton, and we lost,” Brown said....
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Historic SJSU Track Field Slated to Become a Parking Garage
San Jose State University will tear down a famed outdoor track and replace with a parking garage, a decision prompting outrage from sports fans and alumni. “To take that hallowed ground and pave it...
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San Jose Boasts of Role in 1968 Olympic Protest, Ignores Racist Origins of...
Discrimination against Black SJSU students laid the groundwork for one of the most iconic political demonstrations in sports history. The post San Jose Boasts of Role in 1968 Olympic Protest, Ignores...
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