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

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

In his heyday as heavyweight champion, which began in 1908 and ended in 1915, it wasn’t enough for promoters to find opponents for Jack Johnson. They needed white ones.

The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S.

Johnson was a target of racial hostility, his actions demonized to “protect” white womanhood from Black masculinity.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex ...

A panoramic view of the Johnson vs Willard fight in Havana, Cuba Photo: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Jack Johnson dethroned as World Boxing champion ...

Global protests sparked by George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minneapolis are likely never to be forgotten, but less well known are the race riots that flared across the US 110 years ...

Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxing heavyweight champion, was one of the biggest celebrities of his day. With his success came flashy clothes, cars and the companionship of White women ...

Undisputed Update 1.4 arrives this week, adding Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, and another fighter to the game along with ...

In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, fighting at a time when, despite slavery having been abolished 45 years previously, African Americans were ...