In 1968, a southern Illinois native broke a major NBA color barrier
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
Looking back: An NBA color barrier was broken in Cleveland in 1968
It would take 18 more years for the league to put a Black referee on the court for a regular-season game. It happened on Feb.
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What Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith learned during visit to National Civil Rights Museum
And even Smith learned something new while looking around the museum. "My victory stance pose was not the first time," he said during the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium on Monday at FedExForum.
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Iconic athletes honor MLK at Memphis Grizzlies’ 23rd annual Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium
Basketball Icons Sheryl Miller and Amar'e Stoudemire, along with Olympic Legend Tommie Smith delivered powerful messages echoing the words of Dr. King. Trump to create task force ‘to eradicate a ...
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What Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith learned during visit to National Civil Rights Museum
"My victory stance pose was not the first time," he said during the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium on Monday at FedExForum. "There were kids before me that did the same pose. And I didn't know ...