The fastest man in the world title was given to a Black man…..Usain Bolt!

Instead of taking a bike or a car,this man decided to run
and he ran this race and took over!!!

A black man is the fastest man on earth. In the words of Alicia Keys
song Unbreakable,” Clap your hands everybody, um, clap your hands..
Well black people are known for doing the best in everything. This internet
could never be thorough enough to explain it…Charisma, talent, beauty,
soul, spirit, giving,intelligence, inventions, black people are the best
in all areas no matter how good others are in areas. They say everybody
has talent but black people take it to the extreme.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt is the speediest man in the world. He has
won the men’s Olympic 100 meters with such power. He went
even further than his former record of 9.72 seconds. He finished
the race in only 9.69 seconds, which is a new world record
he has set. Some Trinidadian gentleman named Richard Thompson
got 2nd place and won silver medal. He finished the race in 9.89 seconds.

American Walter Dix went home with bronze medal for 9.91 seconds.
This gentleman from Jamaica is quoted as saying” I came here to prove
I’m the best. I could even be 9.60.” His name and his high level
of achieving in running has deemed him worthy of the media nickname
“Lightning Bolt”. And in the words of Muhammad Ali, Fly like a butterfly,
sting like a bee. We know how that applies to this man’s speedy race.

Puma is the sponsor company. After he won the 200 meters race in
World Junior Championships in Jamaica in 2002, Puma signed Bolt.
To advertise Bolt’s chances for 100 meters race in Summer Olympics
in Beijing, China, Puma has released a collection of videos showing
off Bolt’s world record setting run in the Reebok Grand Prix to his
preparations for the Olympics. Even during the Beijing 2008 100
meters final, Bolt display his golden Puma spikes that read
Beijing 100 meters Gold.

Oh yes people, I probably should have kept running. I did run a lot
when I was a kid. I never got into racing, but when I was a kid
mom said I was the fastest runner on my block. And doesn’t
running give people a rush? It’s great excercise, pumps
that heart, challenges you. What more could you want?

http://abhisays.com/olympics/usain-bolt-is-the-fastest-man-on-earth.html

Willy T. Ribbs, An African American Racecar Driver

Willy T. Ribbs, An african american

Race car driver. He is the first

African American to secure a

permanent Nascar ride in 30 years.

Mr. Ribbs did well from the start.

Willy is used to non nascar race cars.

He has competed in things like the

SCCA TransAm Serious and was in the

CART fedex championship series.

The article on him:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_4_29/ai_74692731

Mike Carey-first African American to referee the Super Bowl

We’ll the Super Bowl, I was told is more

popular than Christmas. Alot of people

love sports. I wonder how many people

love playing sports more than watching

or love watching sports more than playing.

Well, I don’t know if I’ll ever know.

ANyways………..

Mike Carey was the first African American

to referee the Super Bowl when he

served as the head official Sunday in

Super Bowl between New England, New York

and Glendale , Arizona.

Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith were the

first African American coaches to

lead teams to the Super BOwl. Dungy’s

Colts have won in the NFL, Super Bowl

XLII.

REferee’s usually don’t get alot of

attention, but Carey’s elevation to

Super BOwl referee changed that. He got

plenty of emails congradulating him.

Carey used to work Pop Warner football

games in California. He was an official

in the Western Athletic Conference in

1985. The NFL hired him as a side judge

as well.

His article:

http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2…uper-Bowl/Page1.html

Doug WIlliams-First Black QB in SuperBowl to earn MVP

Super Bowl…Superbowl. Well, i’ve Been
told it’s more popular than Christmas.
Yeah alot of people love sports. I know
that. Think of all the scholarships
people get just from being an athlete.

There was this one girl I heard of,
Black like me, and she had colleges
contacting her for her sports reputation,
plus they wanted to give her full
ride scholarships. Oh, the power of
sports. But anyways, here is the article
I’m referring to about Doug Williams:

Doug Williams,is the black man who
came to the Redskins from the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers in 1986. He
won Super Bowl XXII MOst Valuable
Player honors when he led Washington
to a 42-10 rout of the Denver
Broncos. Mr. Williams finished
18 of 29 passes for 340 years and
4 touchdowns in the victory.
Doug outdueled teh Broncos man
John Elway, by connecting long
bombs of 80 and 50 yards to
Ricky Sanders and then a 27
yard pass to Gary Clark.

I smell his victory ha ha ha.
But yes, it’s great that he has
this honor, he belongs in the
Hall of Fame.

See the Champions picture in
the victory and these details at this link

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/hi…rticles/williams.htm

SPorts Lifetime Statistics

Passing Att. Comp. Yards Comp% Yds./Att. TD Int. Long Sck/Lost Rating

1987 143 81 1,156 56.6 8.08 11 5 62 7/53 94.0
1988 380 213 2,609 56.1 6.87 15 12 58 10/88 77.4
1989 93 51 585 54.8 6.29 1 3 46 2/10 64.1
Career 616 345 4,350 56.0 7.06 27 20 62 19/151 78.5

First African American Owned Private Swim Club began 1958 (still existing today)

                

THe Nile Swim Club is the nation’s first African American owned

private swim club. THey have announced that it has launched

a whopping $5 million expansion program involving other

amenities like the construction of 3 heated pools, an 18-hole miniature

golf course, a 150 seat banquet facility, and a fitness center as

well as basketball and tennis courts. (Wow! That’s really diverse.

That’s very convenient for those who want to add

other sports to their resume. So its like the perfect setup,

getting more access to sports at one place. Bravo Brilliant!)

          The swim club is located in Pennsylvania and began

1958, a time era when Black people were denied admission

and membership ot the racilly exclusive and currently

defunct, Yeadon Swim Club.

         ( Well, definitely The Yeadon Swim Club is too shame.

They went on and started their own club because they

don’t need The Yeadon Swim Club. They still made it, but ofcourse.)

           THe swim club’s opening was a very important story

of African American economic self-determination and

attracted alot of media coverage and got Harry Belafonte

and Motown’s Supremes to notice them.

           Today, the club owns a 4.5 acre parcel of land and

has a membership of 210 families. The new faculty is being

designed by Buell Kratzer Powell LTD and Synterra LTD,

a African American owned landscape design firm. The facility

is planned to be complete in 2008.

                 For this information and more go to this website:

http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2007/11/14/prnewswire200711141410PR_NEWS_USPR_____NEW093.html

First Black Runner Completes Marathons on 7 Continents

             Running is great excercise. Burning those calories! Its a

great way to lessen stress too I guess. So I wonder

what is it like to be a marathon wonder?

       Well, anyways I introduce you to a black marathan runner.

             Reed is the  executive director and co-founder of the

National Black Marathoners’ Association. He is the first black

 runner to finish a marathon on all 7 continents. This was

announced by Marathon TOurs and Travel ( a travel

agency for marathon runners and also an organizer

of the Seven Continents Club).

        THe Dallas-area runner has done 26.2 mile jaunts in

locales as far as flung the Great Wall of China, icy like Antartica

and precarious as an African game park. Reed has done over

87 marathons. He completed his 7 on 7 goal at the

Safaricom Lewa Marathon in Kenya on June 23, 2007.

           Reed, who co-founded the National Black Marathoners’

Association in 2004, grew up in a St. Louis housing project.

               The non-profit organization’s goal is to motivate Black

Americans to pursue a healthy lifestyle through running

and to make known the health risks mostly in Blacks.

 THe organization, which has 500 members, awards

college scholarships to high school distance runners.

          All this information can be found here:

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_1/first-black-runner-finish.shtml

Vonetta Flowers- A black woman who is a 2006 Torino Olympics Gold medalist at 2002 Salt Lake Olympics

 I wonder how much training people do in the Olympics.

But I guess everybody’s training time might be different.

That reminds me of this wonderful young and

vibrant star by the name of Vonetta Flowers! 

         Vonetta Flowers is into the bobsledding sport.

She is a 32 year old resident from Helena, Alabama.

One of her career highlights is that she has the 2006

Torino Olympics Gold Medalist at 2002 Salt Lake

Olympics. Flowers is the first black athlete to win

a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

            Vonetta, the former track star sprints, hurdles and does

long jumps. But at 26 turned to bobsledding.(

See how you can start off in one area and do

another? It’s great that she’s got that versatile

talent.)  In Torino, she came in 6th place in the

women’s boblsled event with teammate Jean Prahm.

         After making her mark in history, she wrote her own

book called “Running on Ice: The Overcoming Faith of

Vonetta Flowers. Flowers was chosen  as one of

Essence Magazine’s 50 Most Inspiring African-Americans.

The source of my information is this site:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/features/hottestWomen?num=4

The American Tennis Association-First Black Sports Organization

            Well most people know about Venus and Serena Williams

in the tennis area. But I’m bringing you some new info.

Its time to hear about some other people who deserve  

recognition. Therefore you have the American

Tennis Association:

                     July 22, 1916 was the start of a beautiful thing-The American

Tennis Association. IT was the first black sports organization

in America and formed by African American businessmen

college professors, and physicians.

       The ATA is known for being the MEcca for blacks from

 all walks of life who enjoy the competition and camaderie.

 It was offered for ages 8-80. (What a big range! Wonderful!)

         I’m will now give you the objectives of this magnanimous

organization:

      1. Bringing black tennis lovers and players to close relations

         (It’s a beautiful unity)

     

      2. Improve on standards of existing clubs

          (Its always great to encourage other things and

           inspire others to do great.)

    

      3. Hold annual national championship tournaments

    

      4. Regulating the dates of local as well as regional

         tournaments to eliminate conflicts.

     

       5. Appointing referees and officials for each event;

        also to promote the standard of the game among

        black players.

  THe American Tennis Association held its first ATA

National Championship at Baltimore’s Druid Hill

Park in August of 1917.

       Now, In August of each year, several 1,000 players

compete in more than 50 different events

at the yearly ATA National Championships in

different locations. The ATA is the epitome

of growing, African American big-bucks demographic

that has helped turn the tennis field into

a multi-billion dollar business.

               (Its awesome they laid out their objectives so you

know what they wanted besides the obvious)

                    I give credit to this site for its information:

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2898/The_American_Tennis_Association_begins