Named after a poem by Amiri Baraka, the show is a visual feast due to Johnson’s multidisciplinary practice. Everything is ...

Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century — enters ...

Jim Jeffries, the current heavyweight champion, refused to fight Johnson or any other black boxer. On May 16, Johnson took on the champion's younger brother, Jack Jeffries. After toying with the ...

After that victory, many white commentators, including the novelist Jack London, fumed over Johnson’s success and swagger, and agitated for Jim Jeffries, a white former heavyweight champion ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Jack Johnson, left, fought Jim Jeffries ... the leading heavyweight contender. Once again, the heavyweight division had a white champion. In 1920, Johnson returned to the United States to serve ...

George Foreman, the heavyweight champion, was more than just a boxing legend—he was a force of nature. A man whose thunderous punches echoed through generations. His passing at the age of 76 is ...

As a seven-time Cup Series champion, Johnson has always ... and growing pains might be signs that even a “Jack of all trades” like Johnson could benefit from leaning on others for their ...

The oldest world heavyweight champion ever, who regained his title ... moving to Oregon and joining President Lyndon Johnson's brainchild, the Job Corps. The Job Corps, still around today ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...