In 1940, Rudolph was born in Clarksville, the 20th out of 22 children. Polio paralyzed her when she was a child, but by the time she was 12, she began to walk and soon went on to be a world ...

An estimated 66% of Americans said assisted suicide should be legal. Today, it's legal in ten states and Washington D.C. News 2 's Mark Kelly spoke with the law's original champion ...

Juju's Inspiration: Wilma Rudolph Ran for Her Country, Against Discrimination. How one big step for Wilma Rudolph turned into Olympic gold. By ABC News. May 17, 2010, 1:51 PM.

Wilma Rudolph, celebrated as the “Tennessee Tornado,” overcame significant challenges to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Her journey from a ...

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Shirley Jo Finney, an actor who became a prolific and award-winning director of plays that dug deeply into the Black experience, died on Oct. 10 in Bellingham, Wash. She was 74. The cause of her ...