David Downey, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia is an all-around athlete in softball, basketball, volleyball, baseball, track, and...
Andrew “Rube” Foster was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, and was elected to...
Jesse Owens achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished, and was recognized in his lifetime as “perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history”. His achievement...
Richard “Tiger” Ihetu was one of the greatest boxers to come out of Africa. He made history in...
James Peters was the first Black man to play rugby union for England. Peters was born on 7...
Bill Richmond was an African-American boxer, who was the first Black professional boxer to gain international recognition. Richmond was the Muhammad Ali of his day – quick-witted and fast to react...
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. Flowers was born on...
George Dixon also known as “Little Chocolate,” was a Black Canadian professional boxer. He was the first black...
Gideon Edward Smith sometimes referred to as G. E. Smith, was an American football player and coach. Smith was the first African-American varsity athlete in any sport at at Michigan Agricultural...
Herbert Henry “Herb” McKenley OM was a Jamaican sprinter and the only athlete to reach an Olympic track...
Arthur Ashe is the first African American, and is still the only, African-American male player to win the...
William Harrison “Bones” Dillard was an African‑American Olympic track and field athlete. Dillard was the finest hurdler of his era and one of just three male athletes to win Olympic titles...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
