Afro History Today in Afro History ! Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals at Olympics in 1936 written by Marc Alexander August 9, 2023 African-American Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe at track and field tryouts at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jesse Owens shook racial stereotypes both with Nazis and segregationists in the USA at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Owens performing the long jump at the Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today in Afro History ! Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals at Olympics in 1936 was last modified: July 30th, 2023 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Whitney Houston ! NFL player, Deion Sanders ! Sprinter, Tyson Gay ! NBA player, Derek Fisher ! MLB player, Jason Heyward ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Author/Educator, Anna J. Cooper ! Heavyweight boxing champion, Riddick Bowe ! NBA player, John Starks ! Singer, Michael Bivins ! Singer, Aaron Hall ! Singer Patti Austin ! You may also like Amidst #MeToo movement, R&B singer Kelis accuses... April 27, 2018 Churchill: Faso rap on Delgado may fall... July 11, 2018 PHOTO: Nicaragua volcano May 17, 2015 Xite launches 3 music channels on fubo... May 8, 2018 Rising Nigerian R&B artist Lady Donli is... July 2, 2018 Report: Matt Harvey Suspended Three Days For... May 7, 2017 Hip-Hop + R&B Accounts for One-Third of... July 9, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Diahann Carroll... July 17, 2023 Warriors return to Finals as Rockets go... May 29, 2018 New York Weather: CBS2’s 11/24 Tuesday Morning... November 24, 2020 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.