Tyler D. Michals The collisions between sports and politics underscore our need for tolerance of dissent
over 3 years in Denver Post
Tommie Smith and John Carlos were subject to significant criticism for raising their fists in a salute to Black power at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Similarly, when the New York Giants played their first post-9/11 game in Kansas City, Missouri, against the Chiefs. This week, Jack Del Rio, defensive coordinator for the NFL’ s Washington Commanders, touched off the...