Emmanuel Matadi, a track and field star from St. Paul Johnson High School, represented Liberia in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Olympics
Posted inOpinion
The Summer Olympics and Black patriotism
Black Americans proudly wear red, white, and blue at the Summer Olympics, celebrating their heritage and patriotism despite the country’s history of racism and exclusion.
Posted inSports
Olympic teams loaded with diverse talent
The U.S. men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Posted inBlack History Month, Special Editions
Spotlight on George Poage, the first Black Olympic medalist
George Poage can claim a piece of Black history for himself, though, at the time of his success, few noticed. A track star at the University of Wisconsin, Poage was the first African American medalist in Olympic history, winning the bronze in both the 200 hurdles and 400 hurdles at the 1904 Games in St. […]
Posted inSports
It’s back to business as usual for Olympic hoopsters
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section will feature a column or article on the W in our “20 in 20” series. This week: back to work The 2016 WNBA regular season resumes this week after a nearly a month off. But for […]
Posted inSports
USA dominates in Rio
My, how time flies. The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics are over, and what a remarkable job our hardworking, dedicated athletes did. I feel as if I allowed the threatening hype and the enormous fear of the mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus to cloud my view on these games. In a career that has spanned nearly […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Olympics bring attention to cupping therapy
Dear Dr. Crutchfield: I was watching the Olympics and noticed several athletes had purple circular marks on their skin. Michael Phelps was one of the athletes. I was told the marks resulted from a treatment called “cupping.” What is cupping? Although very popular now, cupping is actually an ancient medical treatment popular in Egyptian, Middle Eastern, and […]
Posted inArts + Culture
Berlin wasn’t just Jesse Owens’ Olympics
Gymnast Simone Biles. Swimmer Simone Manuel. Shot putter Michelle Carter. All three won gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics in sports not typically associated with Black American athletes. Eighty years ago, a grand total of two Black American women athletes, Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes, both in track and field, traveled to the 1936 […]