Edwards invoked Eroseanna "Rose" Robinson, a high jumper who, incensed by Jim Crow, refused to stand for the national anthem ...

Wilma Rudolph, the star sprinter who returned from ... somebody's point of view implicit in every book I had been assigned," he wrote in his memoir. "I had learned to read critically.

Wilma Rudolph Sprinter Wilma Rudolph was the first ... "I'm at the beginning of writing my second book, and I have plans to help people find their voice and use their own stories to impact the ...

advocate for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in sports Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994) – American sprinter Impact: First American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics ...

Kayden chose to dress up as Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph and speak about her different accomplishments. Jaycob is a student at Western Illinois University, where he plays linebacker for the ...

Tennessee State University, which counts among its alum TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Olympian Wilma Rudolph, has more than a dozen players committed to the program, including a number of Canadians.

One day, we were channel surfing. I really just wanted to watch Die Hard, but we came across The Wilma Rudolph Story. I told her I had no idea who she was and Grandma June glared at me like Pat Riley.

Wilma Cotten's book,“Is the Swing High or Low?,” delves into the moving story of her daughter's battle with bipolar disorder and subsequent substance abuse as a form of self-medication.

Founded in 1912 as the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes, Tennessee State is known for Oprah, for long-ago Olympic-champion sprinters Wilma Rudolph and Wyomia ...