Tommie Smith and John Carlos – 50 years ago today

50 years ago, on this day, Tommie Smith and John Carlos shocked the world with their peaceful demonstration against poverty, lynching, and the treatment of black people in the United States of America. This moment in 1968 continues to inspire athletes, like myself, pic.twitter.com/orF3jeC2SJ

— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) October 16, 2018

Today on the 50th anniversary of Carlos, Smith and 1968, please check out this interview I did with John Carlos that posted yesterday: “I’ve Been Raising My Fist For 50 Years.” https://t.co/4P9Ed6SDts

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 16, 2018

50 Years Ago Today: Tommie Smith & John Carlos raise hands for Black Power on the Olympic podium. Peter Norman, the Australian who takes silver, wears a badge from a US civil rights organization. Norman is ostracized for life. When he dies, Smith & Carlos serve as pallbearers. pic.twitter.com/pcrxMEuHuC

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 16, 2018

And all disrespect to @brentmusburger who called Tommie Smith and John Carlos "black skinned stormtroopers" in 1968, and never had the character to apologize. Here's the article where he wrote that libel. https://t.co/KOzq8DYb6n

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 16, 2018

The third man on the podium

Fifty years ago, Harry Edwards was the lead organizer behind the Olympic Project for Human Rights, which led to Tommie Smith and John Carlos' Black Power salute atop the Olympic medal stand in Mexico City. Now, at 75, he’s counseling Colin Kaepernick. https://t.co/27wPbXnqdj

— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) October 15, 2018

Thank you to ⁦@David_C_Steele⁩ and Dave Zirin ⁦@EdgeofSports⁩ for sharing their knowledge on the ‘68 Olympics protest with my ⁦@merrillcollege⁩ Sports, Protest and Media class today. Buy. Their. Books. pic.twitter.com/wpi9UBTuJt

— Kevin B. Blackistone (@ProfBlackistone) October 17, 2018

50 years ago, U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised their fists in the ‘Black Power’ salute as they stood on the podium.

SN’s @David_C_Steele examines the current state of athlete protests and rebellion since the powerful moment in 1968: https://t.co/SOzY3MYdR9 pic.twitter.com/TozkQlrNVx

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 16, 2018

A GOP Senate candidate compared Michelle Obama to a chimp in Facebook post

Minnesota GOP Senate candidate compared Michelle Obama to a chimp in Facebook post https://t.co/34E0SISg2G pic.twitter.com/fSms0Oe1nb

— The Hill (@thehill) October 15, 2018

Acting EPA chief liked a racist Facebook image

Another bigot in the Trump administration

The EPA's acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, reportedly liked racist content on social media and retweeted a “Pizzagate” conspiracy theorist https://t.co/W8g0NphxZT

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 9, 2018

NEW: EPA chief Andrew Wheeler liked a racist FB image of the Obamas on an Italian meme page called "My mom is a virgin."

In an email, he told me he doesn't remember doing it.

He also repeatedly engaged with conspiracy theorists on Twitter. https://t.co/i1NfEQPNsa pic.twitter.com/Ox4tb8J9iS

— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) October 9, 2018

Four white supremacists arrested for their roles in Charlottesville

I assume these are some of Trump’s “very fine people”.

4 members of white supremacist group arrested in violent 2017 Charlottesville rally https://t.co/xc6hJHLVXY pic.twitter.com/teljuGsfnn

— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2018

The work @propublica did in the aftermath of Charlottesville was incredible. https://t.co/RTD5GRMzxg

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 2, 2018

“Trump anti-discrimination official once called most hate crimes hoaxes”

Sad!

Trump anti-discrimination official once called most hate crimes hoaxes https://t.co/idBseGNn6L

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 27, 2018

The top federal official responsible for enforcing fair lending laws has a 14-year history of racially charged comments about the "N-word" and the birther movement. https://t.co/91Q9Nmh3q1

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) October 3, 2018

Visualizing the Increasing Effect of Racial Resentment on Political Ideology among Whites, 1986 to 2016

New research note finds that racial resentment has shaped White political ideology since at least 1986 AND its effect was increasing substantially *before* the Trump candidacy. Shout out to @LilyMasonPhD whose work informed this project a great deal! https://t.co/vi4LHt14Hm

— Big Rome (@hoosierbluesman) September 22, 2018

The Trump administration stopped tracking the juvenile justice race gap

This is what happens when you elect a racist to be president.

A Trump appointee at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has stopped tracking the juvenile justice race gap.@elibhager looks into it for @MarshallProj: https://t.co/2HmLCOr3Pf

— Justin George (@justingeorge) September 20, 2018

How racist can they get?

Who cares if he had marijuana? He was murdered by a cop, who had no business being there, in his apartment!

Of course, no words of sympathy for the victim have been tweeted by our racist president.

He was murdered in his own home by an illegal intruder!!! We give no fucks. He’s not on trial here. The cop should be. #StopAssassinatingHisCharacter #TeamDl https://t.co/jLq6HRM2L7

— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) September 13, 2018

This is an attack on an innocent man who was killed by a cop for simply existing in his own home. PERIOD.

Botham Jean should still be alive and Black. Lives. Matter. https://t.co/F5MFtHABzX

— ACLU (@ACLU) September 14, 2018

I have rarely seen more universal condemnation of a news story than that local Fox one about the guy who was murdered having marijuana in his apt.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) September 14, 2018

“If innocent unarmed black men like Jean are shot, it’s because they lack firearms; if innocent black men who are armed like Castile or Sterling are shot, it’s because they had a gun. Heads, you’re dead; tails, you’re also dead.” https://t.co/v3eMoQoXlP

— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) September 13, 2018

Horrible and irresponsible. https://t.co/QEbDInJAN1

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 13, 2018

It’s really really really really hard to read this without thinking the motivations here are pure, unfiltered racism. https://t.co/q6TPLEmZXI

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) September 13, 2018

I am speechless.

An off duty cop shoots and kills a wonderful (Black) man in his own home and on the day of that man's funeral, police & local media release that they searched his home, found weed, then get cornered into admitting they never even searched the perpetrators home. https://t.co/naze9wFM1c

— Shaun King (@shaunking) September 13, 2018

Just another example of racist behavior by police

I am not criticizing all or even most officers but I read lots of stories like this

And again: THIS is what precipitates athletes to kneel during the National Anthem. A call for America to be true to its ideals. This sort of thing does not happen to whites. https://t.co/2uZKBNje4R

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 6, 2018

A young black man on his way home from church with his white grandmother was handcuffed by police in Wisconsin because two passersby thought he was robbing her. https://t.co/lW4pQelDqq

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 6, 2018

like this one

I keep thinking about this child. When I was little, I occasionally stuffed candy or other small things in my pocket when I was at the store. Kids make bad decisions. They’re kids. I can’t imagine being tased. Interrogated. Then blamed for redlining and racism in my community. https://t.co/s7rfhnzQaM

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) September 6, 2018

Another Republican white nationalist candidate

Another GOP white nationalist candidate: Everett Corley, the Republican nominee for a state House seat in Kentucky, appeared on a white nationalist show and complained about minorities. https://t.co/l1neGYBIq7

— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) September 6, 2018