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More than 50 years after his silent Olympic protest, Champions honoree Tommie Smith still stands for racial and social justice.

More than 50 years after his silent Olympic protest, Champions honoree Tommie Smith still stands for racial and social justice.
Until I got elected commissioner, all I did was labor relations. That’s how I made my living. I’ve never been in a negotiation where before the first piece of paper went across the table, I or anyone I represented was out there saying this we absolutely will not talk about. I just think it’s a hard way to begin a negotiation.-- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on his opinion that both sides should keep an open mind heading into labor negotiations this coming year.