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MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how these three women shaped American history.

Alberta Williams King (left) with her son, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter-in-law, Coretta Scott King on September 30, 1958. Al Pucci/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption

Alberta Williams King (left) with her son, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and daughter-in-law, Coretta Scott King on September 30, 1958.

The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs MacMillan Publishers hide caption

About Anna Malaika Tubbs

Anna Malaika Tubbs is a sociologist and author of the best-selling book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. She grew up in Dubai, Mexico, Sweden, Estonia and Azerbaijan. Influenced by her exposure to all kinds of cultures and beliefs, she now works to bring people together through the celebration of difference.

After graduating from Stanford University with a bachelor's in anthropology, Tubbs earned her master's in multidisciplinary gender studies and her PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge.

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Anna Malaika Tubbs with her husband Michael Tubbs and their children

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Anna Malaika Tubbs: The forgotten mothers of civil rights history - NPR

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, historian Paul Kennedy speaks about his new book, Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II. The book is unusual in that it is beautifully illustrated with numerous paintings by the late maritime artist Ian Marshall. Kennedy discusses the origins of his collaboration with Marshall how he had originally encouraged Marshall to publish a collection of his paintings with a foreword by Kennedy and how this grew into a volume that builds from the paintings to a sweeping view of the military, technological, and social changes brought by World War II, which dramatically altered the global order. This talk was given at the University of Texas, Austin, and hosted by the Clements Center for National Security.

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Foreword to Victory: Paul Kennedy on the Naval History of World War II - War on the Rocks

UPDATE: Rich Strike won Saturdays Kentucky Derby as an 80-1 longshot. This is the second biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history.

With 20 mounts now allowed in the field annually, its rarely a total surprise to a see an unexpected horse break through to win in the Kentucky Derby. The nature of the sport and the chaos of the mass start allows for certain jockeys and horses to often break through for whatever reason.

But when it comes to the betting money being wrong, one Derby winner stands above the rest. And the biggest upset in the history of the Kentucky Derby was in just an eight-horse field.

In 1913 Donerail started on the rail, as the No. 1 horse closed as a 91/1 shot at the window. The favorite was Ten Point in the No. 2 position, who closed at 11/5 and ended up paying only 3.50 to place despite leading at the final turn. The Thomas P. Hayes-owned Donerail won by a half-length, and etched his name in history.

In 62 career starts, Donerail won 10 ten times, placed 11, and showed 10 more. He finished with lifetime earnings of $15,156, including $5,475 paid on May 10th, 1913 at Churchill Downs.

The second biggest upset by the numbers? It was just three years ago when Country Home took home the trophy at a whopping 65-1 price in 2019. It took the disqualification of the favorite in Maximum Security, but those with tickets for Country Home certainly werent complaining.

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Kentucky Derby odds history: Which horse was the biggest underdog to win the Run for the Roses - DraftKings Nation

Hatchery dedicated in April 1948, and plaque honoring hatchery advocate George Aitken unveiled

Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery is four miles north of Camp Sherman along the Metolius River. The falls on Fairy Creek that is tributary to the Metolius River was at one time known as Fairy Falls. The creek was only about 500 feet in length. Nearby springs were the source of the small creek. The falls existed before the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery was built just north of the falls site.

When the hatchery was built, water was diverted from Fairy Creek that supplied water to the falls and thus the falls no longer exists. In October 1935, government plans were made for a trout fish hatchery to be built at Wizard Falls. George Aitken, of Sisters, was a strong advocate for a fish hatchery to be built. He and his wife, Grace, suggested the Wizard Falls site for a potential hatchery.

In 1944, the Oregon Game Commission applied to the Forest Service for a site to build a hatchery. The cold water temperature at the site was determined to be ideal for growing fish. A special permit was issued by the Forest Service on March 5, 1947. The hatchery was constructed and began operations in June of 1948. The hatchery was dedicated on April 24, 1948, and a plaque honoring George Aitken was unveiled at the main hatchery building.

K.E. Morton was appointed to manage the hatchery. He managed the hatchery until his retirement in 1971 and made several improvements in production and operations. Fish raised at the site include Rainbow trout, German brown trout, Eastern brook trout, Kokanee, and Atlantic salmon. The annual production of the hatchery is approximately 3.5 million fish. The fish are raised at the hatchery until they are large enough to be released, then they are placed in large tanker trucks and transferred and planted in lakes and streams in Central Oregon. A campground was built near the site of the falls and is known as Wizard Falls Campground.

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Joel Embiid, LeBron James and the best masks in NBA history originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Its the return of the mask.

Joel Embiid missed the first two games of the Sixers second-round series against the Heat after suffering a concussion and right orbital fracture in a closeout win over the Raptors. With the series moving to Philadelphia and the Sixers facing a 2-0 series deficit, the MVP finalist is back on the floor sporting some familiar facewear:

The NBAs history of players taking the court with masks dates back to the 1950s. Compared to what Embiid is wearing, its been quite the evolution.

Heres a trip back down memory lane with 10 of the most famous masked men in basketball:

Chamberlain was one of the earliest stars to resort to a mask. The legendary center needed the headwear which doesnt look terrible, all things considered after enduring a broken nose and some lost teeth.

Perry is the entry from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre era of NBA masks. Following a facial fracture, the Suns big man took the floor with a mask that would have made more sense for an NHL goalie.

One of the leagues most notorious villains sported a mask in 1990. Laimbeer was the first player to use a clear face mask in NBA history.

The early stages of the clear mask still needed some remodeling. The NBAs Iron Man had good reason for wearing the haunting mask, though he lost two teeth after taking an elbow from J.R. Reid in 1996.

No basketball player is more synonymous with a mask than Rip Hamilton. The former Piston wore a mask for the final 10 seasons of his NBA career after breaking his nose during the 2003-04 season.

T-Mac became T-Mask after taking an elbow to the nose while with the Rockets in 2006. While McGrady didnt need the mask for long, it remains one of the claims to fame for Jake Voskuhl, whose elbow caused McGrady to wear a mask in the first place.

Speaking of nicknames, the Masked Mamba debuted in 2012 after Dwyane Wade gave Bryant a nasal fracture during that years All-Star Game. Bryant averaged 31.1 points across an 11-game stretch while wearing clear and black masks.

Irving scored a career-high 41 points while sporting a black mask against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15, 2012. He also wore one in 2017 with the Celtics, though he clearly was not as fond of the clear version.

James had to wear a mask during his second NBA season with the Cavs and brought out a black one with the Heat in 2014 after breaking his nose. He had a clear mask on for a game against the Bobcats and proceeded to put up a career-high 61 points.

Westbrook needed a mask after fracturing a cheek bone during the 2014-15 season. The injury came from Thunder teammate Andre Robersons knee. Like James and Irving, Westbrook also posted a career-high scoring total in a mask, dropping 49 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in his first game back from the injury against the Sixers.

Embiid has a history of wearing masks against the Heat in the postseason. He made his playoff debut in 2018 while wearing a black mask in South Beach and brought it back out for Game 3 in the 2022 second round.

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Joel Embiid, LeBron James and the Best Masks in NBA History - NBC Chicago

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At the highest level of boxing, a star-studded match can make someone a very, very wealthy person.

Or, in Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s case, several fights created a billionaire.

For anyone who has followed the sport in the last two decades, it's no surprise that the largest payouts in history have all included Mayweather. Granted, he initially ceded the spotlight in a 2007 boutbefore taking down Oscar De La Hoya anyway.

Overall, the six biggest paychecksthat can be reasonably confirmedto an individual boxer are the product of four fights.

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Floyd Mayweather also cashed a sizable check, but the featured boxer in the moment was Oscar De La Hoya.

According to Forbes, De La Hoya earned a then-record $52 million for the match at the MGM Grand Arena. Unfortunately for the Golden Boy, though, his challenger won a split decision in 12 rounds.

The super welterweight title fight totaled more than $130 million of revenue thanks to 2.5 million pay-per-view buys.

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Six years later, Mayweather broke De La Hoya's record.

Leonard Ellerbe, the head of Mayweather's promotion company, said the fighter had a $41.5 million guarantee for this showdown with Canelo Alvarez. Forbes reported Mayweather would earn $80-plus million after accounting for pay-per-view sales.

Mayweather won a majority decision, which was only controversial for the result not being unanimous.

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"The Money Fight" was the only proper billing for the 2017 match between Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

Although it didn't break the pay-per-view buy recordmore on that shortlythis fight generated 4.3 million domestic PPV buys and surpassed $600 million in revenue, per ESPN.

McGregor, who rose to prominence as a UFC fighter, fared better than expected. He lasted 10 rounds until referee Robert Byrd stepped in and called a TKO in favor of Mayweather.

Roughly two months later, McGregor confirmed that his take was "around" $100 million, per Forbes.

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As everyone expected, "The Fight of the Century" with Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao broke all sorts of records.

Though the fight itself is remembered for its disappointing lack of action, both fighters pulled in nine-figure paydays. Pacquiao received a 40 percent split of the revenue, per ESPN, meaning he could've earned upward of $150 million for the night.

Granted, ESPN noted that Pacquiao's share would be "significantly reduced" after paying his promoter. Still, it was an incredibly lucrative night for Pacquiao despite the loss to Mayweather.

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On the opposite side of the 60-40 split, Mayweather took home a victory and a quarter-billion payday.

ESPN reported that he collected "roughly $250 million" of the $600 million-plus in total revenue. The fight also produced a record 4.6 million domestic pay-per-view sales. Both of those figures, as of this writing, remain the largest in boxing history.

Mayweather won by unanimous decision, connecting on 34 percent of his punches to Pacquiao's 19 percent.

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His nickname is Money Mayweather for good reason.

After knocking out McGregor in their 2017 showcase, Mayweather improved his career record to a perfect 50-0. Oh, and he banked $275 million for the night, according to Forbes.

The fight also vaulted Mayweather past $1 billion in total earnings. He joined a small list of athletesled by Michael Jordan and Tiger Woodsto hit 10 digits of winnings as pros, riding into his third and presumably final retirement as a career billionaire.

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The 6 Biggest Boxing Paychecks in History - Bleacher Report

Always outspoken, always entertaining, Willy T Ribbs has never pulled punches. On the eve of the Miami Grand Prix the groundbreaking, black American driver is typically effusive in his admiration for Lewis Hamilton, who he believes has fundamentally changed Formula One. I knew before I met him he was the second coming, he says. You wont see another driver who will achieve as much as Lewis Hamilton in 200 years.

Ribbs is bold and confident, the 67-year-old speaking with authority and wit, a smile never far from his lips having earned his place in racings history the hard way. Ribbs was the first black driver to test an F1 car, doing so for Bernie Ecclestones Brabham team in 1986 at Estoril and the first African-American to qualify and then race at the Indy 500 in 1991.

Over a long career he overcame racism that ran the gamut from what he describes as opposition, barriers and denial based on one thing: the colour of my skin right up to death threats, but faced it down with a fearless swagger. It could demoralise a lot of people, I wasnt that way, he says. I love fighting. It builds character and I was going to fight until I couldnt breathe any more.

This weekend in Miami, F1 is celebrating its new-found success in the US. There are two races in the country this year for the first time since 1984, next year with Las Vegas added to Miami and Texas there will be three. Ribbs is pleased that the sport he has loved since he was in diapers is once more on the up in the USA but maintains that Hamiltons integral part in that should be recognised.

When I used to talk with Muhammad Ali, he said to me that all people congregate to champions no matter what colour you are and Lewis is in that Muhammad Ali league, he says. He is now on that level as far as interest from all people, especially people of colour who have never had that before, who have never had a representative that looked like them.

Now Lewis Hamilton in this country is a huge name with African-Americans and people of colour. He is worldwide but in this country he is mega. The sport has got him now, he has opened it up and brought attention to millions and millions of people of colour all over the world. That is the greatest thing for Formula One, right now it is a crossover sport, with crossover appeal.

The T stands for Theodore but is always truncated. When his name is mentioned to former world champion Mario Andretti, the great man immediately says: Ah, Willy T, with fondness. Ribbs is now a diversity and inclusion representative for F1, an initiative that was effectively kickstarted when Hamilton insisted F1 needed to address these issues while he was championing the Black Lives Matter movement. Ribbs was enthusiastic to get involved, recognising how much work there was to be done.

He had raced from when he came to Europe to pursue his dream in 1975 until 2001 across a wide range of disciplines including IndyCar, Champ Car, Trans-Am, Nascar and Imsa. He took 17 victories in the Trans-Am series but had grown up loving F1, amid family dinner table conversations in California about Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Stirling Moss.

Learning his craft in the UK, Ribbs bashed wheels with Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford at Brands Hatch, with both drivers finishing on the podium, an experience he remembers with a broad grin. We banged it up during the race, it was absolutely ruthless and fun but clean, he says. After the race we went around the track on the back of that truck with our laurel wreaths on, we shook hands and Nigel and I are still buddies today, I love him to death.

He recalls how he was welcomed to the UK with open arms by Stirling Moss and John Surtees, how they only saw a quick driver and that he did not want his race to define him. I thought of myself as a race driver not as a driver of any particular colour. I didnt consider Jim Clark or Graham Hill or Jochen Rindt or any of those guys anything other than race drivers. I didnt see them as white race drivers, I looked at them as great race drivers.

In 1986 the test did not turn into a drive with Brabham but Ribbs was pleased to have a shot. At Indianapolis in 1991 he was roundly cheered as he dragged his underperforming car through qualifying to make the race, his elation clear as he rolled through the pitlane, arms aloft. However on a weekend where the car chewed through six engine changes, the race was a disappointment with the sixth giving out on lap five. Undeterred he returned to the Brickyard in 1993 and this time made the flag in 21st place.

He was not considering the impacts his achievements would have at the time, viewing them only as part of his ambition to be the best driver he could. Yet his legacy as the first black driver to make these steps was vital as he now acknowledges, not least by Hamilton who has invited him as a guest to races. In 2012 at the US GP I talked to his father Anthony and he said: I followed you and you were one of the reasons I wanted Lewis to be an F1 driver, he says.

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Ribbs believes Hamilton is doing similarly inspiring work in ensuring F1 has an audience for the future in the US but of course has a singularly Willy T take on it.

I see Lewis as the best ambassador for diversity and inclusion and I see Willy T Ribbs as the second-best ambassador. We got the front row, he says with an expansive laugh. To have Lewis and Willy T to be the chassis with F1 as the engine, it is the greatest thing for the sport you are going to see right now in America, F1 has never been bigger.

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Hamilton, hope and making history: Willy T Ribbs pioneering F1 path - The Guardian

Originally published May 3, 2022

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (WCCO) When the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports storms out the gate this weekend, just know Minnesota has a horse in that race. Two of them to be precise, and one is the favorite.

So what is Minnesotas history with the Kentucky Derby?

In every horse race theres the favorite to win, then the long shot.

But one thing thats more improbable than the potential outcome of this years Kentucky Derby is a certain pair of thoroughbreds running in it.

To have two in one year with Minnesota connections, thats a million to one, said Paul Allen, race track announcer at Canterbury Park who is now in his 28th year. Minnesota, by tradition, is a provincial state. So, therefore, having a couple Minnesota connections to pole four in the biggest race in the world, we think thats pretty cool.

Zandon is owned by Jeff Drown of Clearwater and is the favorite to win at 3-1 odds. Zozos is owned by Barry and Joni Butzow of Eden Prairie and currently sitting at 20-1.

While their owners might call Minnesota home, horses that race in the Kentucky Derby almost never make that claim.

Like so many other horses in the derby, Zandon and Zozos were born in Kentucky. They also were likely trained to race in warmer climates like Florida and Texas.

Allen said horses born and bred in Minnesota typically race in their home state.

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When theyre bred (in Minnesota) and when they race at Canterbury Park, the purses for Minnesota breds are so good that I dont know if owners breed horses in Minnesota even with the Kentucky Derby in mind, he said. Its not like a Minnesota bred with the right connections, the right father and right mother, couldnt contest for the Kentucky Derby. But I think when people breed Minnesotans, they do it to run at Canterbury Park and to get as much money as they can here.

Minnesota horses also take advantage of the frigid winters by getting an off-season. Allen said theyll spend time on a farm simply being a horse before ramping up their training in the spring before Canterburys season starts in mid-May.

It isnt necessarily the most profitable approach to take with a horse, but think its the best approach for the horse in thats its not a bump and grind every single month, he said.

What is the pinnacle moment for a Minnesotan-owned horse in the Kentucky Derby?

Unbridled, Francis Genter, Carl Nafzger, not even close, Allen quickly said.

In 1990, Unbridled got the victory. He was owned by Frances Genter of Minnesota and trained by Carl Nafzger. The horse helped the Bold North put its lone stamp on the derbys storied history. The win also came with an emotional moment as a camera crew captured how Nafzger excitedly gave Genter a play-by-play of Unbridled racing to the lead due to her poor vision.

It was just so warm and so beautiful, Allen said. Its a signature moment, not only in the history of horse racing but certainly in the history of Minnesota racing.

Another Minnesota owned horse ran in the derby 20 years ago. Itsallinthechase finished 16th out of 18 in 2002.

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What Is Minnesotas History With The Kentucky Derby? - CBS Minnesota