Today in history: Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph born 75 years ago
"My doctors told me I would never walk again, my mother told me I would; I believed my mother."
UFC's ultimate fighters battle for fair treatment
Sara McMann researched and found that 86 percent of women fighters in the UFC could be negatively impacted by the deal with Reebok.
Republicans lying about train safety funding
By mid-day Thursday, at least seven people were dead with more than 200 injured, in the wake of Tuesday's Amtrak train derailment.
High school students protest gross inequalities in sports programs
Students held signs with startling numbers like "36,000 students of color go to high schools with almost no sports."
Today in African American history: Muhammad Ali the champ!
On this date in 1964, Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, became world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in a stunning upset.
Today in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
Athletes join growing movement for racial justice
"This issue as I see it - police killings as a symptom of the systematic and historical devaluing of black lives - seemed too big to ignore."
Thousands rally against Washington’s divisive nickname
Native American leaders, local politicians, former sports stars and other speakers voiced their disdain the nickname they call derogatory and racist.
"Least productive" Congress left D.C. without doing anything serious
Congress left town on August 1 for a month-long recess without tackling a host of U.S. problems - and lack of infrastructure funding is one of those topping the list.
Patent Office cancels Washington’s disparaging trademark
The group argued that the Redskins should lose their federal trademark protection based on a law that prohibits registered disparaging names.
