Trailblazing Black athlete Tidye Pickett was born on this date in 1914. Pickett represented the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – the first Black American woman to compete in the Olympics. On Aug. 5, 1936, she participated in the 80-meter hurdles, falling during the 2nd heat. She died in 1986.
November 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Trailblazing Black athlete Tidye Pickett was born on this date in 1914. Pickett represented the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – the first Black American woman to compete in the Olympics. On Aug. 5, 1936, she participated in the 80-meter hurdles, falling during the 2nd heat. She died in 1986.
BREAKING: PM Carney announced Canada will DENY entry visas to the Russian national hockey team for next month's World Junior Championship. As long as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes will not set foot on Canadian soil (or ice). Good call. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
November 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Russia should be banned in all international sporting competitions, including the Olympics forever!!