John Thompson remembered for a larger-than-life influence that extended far beyond basketball. August 31, ... The first African American head coach to win an NCAA Championship.

John Thompson's legacy within the African-American community surpassed basketball on the court. Thompson symbolized a strong, wise mentor to many young men and lead the Georgetown Hoyas to a ...

Against all odds 30 years ago, John Thompson became the first African-American basketball coach to win a national championship. Ten years later, Nolan Richardson made it happen again.

Thompson was asked what African Americans can do to get in the door of more tech companies. “I think there are many, many young people who would like to have opportunity.

Thompson is best known as the towering presence on Georgetown’s sidelines as its head men's basketball coach, a formative figure in young men’s lives and an outspoken one for African Americans.

John Thompson Jr., the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African ...

John Thompson understood he was presented opportunities that were not as available when John ... “Texas had never had an African-American coach in 49 junior colleges,” Richardson told ...

Two African-American Army sergeants, Cornelius H. Charlton and William Thompson, earned the Medal of Honor. The 1960s marked a major transformation for African-American citizens in the United States.

Like many African-American men, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter John Singleton long struggled with high blood pressure. Singleton suffered a massive stroke less than two weeks ago ...

Minnesota Rep. John Thompson's admission that he's held an out-of-state driver's license for years led a state police association on Tuesday to ask the Wisconsin attorney general to pursue charges ...

Two African-American Army sergeants, Cornelius H. Charlton and William Thompson, earned the Medal of Honor. The 1960s marked a major transformation for African-American citizens in the United States.