Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910 upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains an American icon.

Lindsay was proud to wear a diamond-encrusted pin on his left lapel, near his heart, that featured the winged-wheel logo of ...

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated prosecution of boxing's first Black heavyweight champion.

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Wylde made a name for himself when he debuted his guitar skills on Osbourne’s 1988 album, “No Rest for the Wicked.” He was ...

The St. Louis Cardinals, again, missed the postseason. And St. Louis fans miss what makes October such a special and unique month.

William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong ...

The heir to the throne turns 12 next week and parents William and Kate face a big decision about where to send him ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

Shoehorned into a tiny plot on the Detroit River, Joe Louis Arena was home to one of hockey's greatest dynasties. What's ...

Before Joe Louis became an American icon, Jack Johnson shook up the nation on July 4, 1910 After Jack Johnson's reign ended, the odds were stacked against Black fighters who were vying to become ...

Joe Louis Watts, 82, of Mount Airy, MD, passed away, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Dove House in Westminster, MD. Born Wednesday, October 28, 1942, in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Tabb ...