Since 1976 the number of African-Americans competing for Winter Olympic glory has steadily increased. With the iconic international sporting competition commencing this week, we spotlight the Black athletes vying for medal honors at Sochi.
Olympian Lolo Jones took to Twitter yesterday to make a joke about a key witness in the Trayvon Martin murder case, and was instantly attacked for the attempt. Jones made fun of Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak with the slain teen before his death. She probably should not have done that.
