Alice Coachman Raised The Bar For Team USA
We don’t have the Olympic Games right now, but we can still mark a big Olympic moment that happened on this day in 1948: the day Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold.
Satchel Paige Was So Good He Could Still Get Batters Out In His Late 50s
Leroy "Satchel" Paige was a star for decades, and once pitched three scoreless innings in the major leagues at age 59.
Five Statues And Six Pedestals That Tell The Story Of Juneteenth
One of the many special places you can mark Juneteenth is at the George Washington Carver Museum in Austin, Texas, with an art installation that has five statues and six pedestals.
Some Things For Thursday, September 12, 2019
Lots of music news to go over with you today.
Elizabeth Freeman Makes Herself A Free Woman
An enslaved woman in 18th century Massachusetts overheard all the talk about freedom and equality and decided it should be put to the test.
You Know Mack Robinson’s Brother, Now Get To Know Mack Robinson
On this day in 1912, the birth of the greatest athlete you might never have heard of - Olympic silver medalist and community advocate Mack Robinson.
Riding a Horse Down Fillmore Street For Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the annual celebration of the end of the institution of slavery. Today we give some props to the African-Americans who have built the holiday over the year, including the Texan-turned-San Franciscan who used to don his ten-gallon hat and ride his horse through town as part of the festivities.