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Joe Louis: Black Fitness History Episode #9
BFH Workout #9: Joe Louis Joe Louis, born on May 13, 1914, in Lafayette, Alabama, was an iconic American boxer widely known as the "Brown Bomber." Dominating the heavyweight...
Joe Louis: Black Fitness History Episode #9
BFH Workout #9: Joe Louis Joe Louis, born on May 13, 1914, in Lafayette, Alabama, was an iconic American boxer widely known as the "Brown Bomber." Dominating the heavyweight...

Althea Gibson: Black Fitness History Episode #8
On a warm August day in 1927, in the small farming town of Silver, South Carolina, a baby girl named Althea Neale Gibson came into the world. Her parents, Daniel...
Althea Gibson: Black Fitness History Episode #8
On a warm August day in 1927, in the small farming town of Silver, South Carolina, a baby girl named Althea Neale Gibson came into the world. Her parents, Daniel...

Arthur Ashe: Black Fitness History Episode #7
BFH Workout #7: Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe, born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, was a trailblazing American tennis player, author, and civil rights activist. Breaking racial barriers,...
Arthur Ashe: Black Fitness History Episode #7
BFH Workout #7: Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe, born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia, was a trailblazing American tennis player, author, and civil rights activist. Breaking racial barriers,...

Debi Thomas: Black Fitness History Episode #6
BFH Workout #6: Debi Thomas Debbie Thomas, born on March 25, 1967, in Poughkeepsie, New York, is a former American figure skater and orthopedic surgeon. Thomas gained international acclaim...
Debi Thomas: Black Fitness History Episode #6
BFH Workout #6: Debi Thomas Debbie Thomas, born on March 25, 1967, in Poughkeepsie, New York, is a former American figure skater and orthopedic surgeon. Thomas gained international acclaim...

Jesse Owens: Black Fitness History Episode #5
Jesse Owens, born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama, was an African-American track and field athlete who achieved iconic status for his performances at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Despite...
Jesse Owens: Black Fitness History Episode #5
Jesse Owens, born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama, was an African-American track and field athlete who achieved iconic status for his performances at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Despite...

Jackie Joyner Kersee: Black Fitness History Epi...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, is a retired American track and field athlete. Widely considered one of the greatest female athletes of all...
Jackie Joyner Kersee: Black Fitness History Epi...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, is a retired American track and field athlete. Widely considered one of the greatest female athletes of all...