The black power fist originated at the 1968 Summer Olympics, when two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fists during the national anthem.

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How the clenched fist came to define Black power Smith and Carlos's use of the raised fist was a symbolic precursor to NFL player Colin Kaepernick's bent-knee protest in 2017, and the reaction was ...

John Carlos, famous for raising his fist on the podium in '68, wants famous black people to get involved with activism.

KFC's main Twitter account honored Black History Month using an image of fried chicken casting a shadow in the shape of a Black power fist.

Look at the history of the clenched fist as a symbol of protest and solidarity. — -- A national debate about race and proper military behavior broke out this week after sixteen African ...

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Powerful Photo of Woman Raising Black Power Fist in Front of Neo-Nazis Goes Viral “For them it’s not a sign of allegiance to a movement, it’s a sign that means unity and pride and sisterhood.

The black fist is perhaps most closely identified in the United States with the Black struggle for civil rights (it was also referred to as the Black Power fist), but the clenched fist’s ...

The black fist is perhaps most closely identified in the United States with the Black struggle for civil rights (it was also referred to as the Black Power fist), but the clenched fist’s ...