Jackie Joyner did become the first lady of something: Track and Field. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first woman to register more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon. She came to dominate the ...

Through her JJK Foundation, six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee empowers the youth of East St. Louis with her ...

Three-time gold medalist Jackie Joyner ... toe and a short shaft while a modest block heel took her to a new height. It was truly an intergenerational affair as Joyner-Kersee connected with ...

Kersee, a six-time Olympic medalist, is a beacon of hope for the youth of East St. Louis through her JJK Foundation.

One of the longest-standing records in American track and field nearly didn't happen. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who will be the featured speaker at the RVA Sports Awards on Feb. 8 at Altria Theater in ...

PORTAGE, MI — The city of Portage will welcome track and field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee on Feb. 1. The free Black History Month presentation will begin at 6 p.m. at the Portage Zhang Senior ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an all-around athlete, but her explosiveness was her main weapon. It was into such a feeling of prosperity that a baby girl was born to the Joyner family on the mean ...