Olympics Archives - The Washington Informer

Askia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Olympics Have Outlived Their Mission

by Askia MuhammadJuly 28, 2021December 21, 2021

Scrap the whole system and then rebuild it without the financial exploitation architecture, a system which the Olympics long ago outlived.

With the Olympics One Week Away, COVID-19 Clusters Fuel Fears Among Athletes

by WI Guest AuthorJuly 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience, Black History, Sports

Tommie Smith, John Carlos to be Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 3, 2019December 21, 2021

Simone Biles

National, Sports

Simone Biles Accuses Team Doctor of Sexual Abuse

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2018October 31, 2020

The Olympics' first African bobsled team (Courtesy of obigrant.com)

International, WINAfrica

AFRICA NOW: Olympics 2018 Gets First African Bobsled Team

by Lauren M. PoteatNovember 29, 2017October 31, 2020

Simone Biles

Black Experience, National, Sports

Simone Biles Named AP Female Athlete of the Year

by WI Guest AuthorDecember 27, 2016October 30, 2020

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Photo by Lisa Reichman)

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Sports

Olympic Champion Helps Push Comcast Internet Essentials

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 14, 2016October 30, 2020

Olympic Great Michael Phelps to Swim Again

by Washington InformerApril 15, 2014October 30, 2020