Collection of All Topics by Doug Smith
Les Payne: Consummate Journalist, Fearless Ally, Unswerving Friend – Part III
Part III While tennis great Arthur Ashe broke racial barriers [...]
Les Payne: Consummate Journalist, Fearless Ally, Unswerving Friend – Part II
Part II Les Payne proved to be a quick study [...]
Les Payne: Consummate Journalist, Fearless Ally, Unswerving Friend – Part I
Part I In the summer of 1970, I landed my [...]
Serena Williams shaken, then stirred in a rousing U.S. Open second round win
After another early round shaky start, followed by a drama-filled [...]
Williams Sisters Fulfill Dreams of Their Father
Richard Williams predicted in the mid 1990s that his younger [...]
Katrina Adams set to become 1st former pro and African American to head USTA
Katrina Adams, who fell short of her dream of becoming [...]
The once dominant serve-and-volley game is gone
John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova are set to participate Monday [...]
Hank Aaron stays in the box on issues of race
One of the more memorable moments of my career occurred [...]
Resurrection of the N-word, Part II
For those determined to abolish the word, ‘nigger,’ from the [...]
Twelve Years A Slave Resurrects the ‘N’ Word
Producer Brad Pitt, director Steve McQueen and the cast of [...]