As a child growing up in East St. Louis during the 1970s, Olympian Jackie Joyner-­Kersee didn’t know how far her talents would take her—but the local community center was her key to discovering the ...

If the phrase “never forget where you come from” was a person, her name would be Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Hailing from the “City of Champions,” Joyner-Kersee has become an indisputable icon. For three ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee smiles during a question-and-answer panel with regional student athletes at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center in East St. Louis, Ill. on April 12, 2024, during in the ...

Meet Olympians like Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Dawn Harper-Nelson at free community event ...