The first black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson lived in grand style and became one of the best-known figures of the early twentieth century. Boxing promoters, outraged that a black man should hold the title, sent out a cry for a "Great...

Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became the first African American heavyweight champion after winning the crown from Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia on December 26, 1908. As a result of this victory, he became the center of a bitter racial controversy with...

Jack Johnson, the first modern African American heavyweight boxing champion of the world, served as a lightning rod for the racial turmoil of the early twentieth century. Johnson won the heavyweight title in 1906 and then defeated a series of...

Excerpt from Concerning Emigration Originally published in Billed-Magazin, January through March, 1869; also available on Norwegian-American Historical Association (Web site) A U.S. businessman from Norway gives immigration suggestions to the natives...

John Arthur Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heavyweight Champion of the...

Jack Johnson never worried about what if. Johnson, who fancied fast cars and long straightaways, was once asked if he thought about the possible consequences of a car crash."If and suppose -- two small words, but nobody has ever been able to explain them," Johnson...

Jack Johnson, addicted to attention and craving a colorful legacy, loved to chronicle his rise from a restless Texas teen to the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion. Now, nearly a century after his most famous bout — the 1910 defeat of "Great White Hope"...

The United States beat Finland 6-3 Tuesday, setting up a semifinal against two-time defending champion Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 5-1 in another quarterfinal and will play Russia in the semis Wednesday.Jack Skille deflected a shot from Erik...

Mos Def seems to be getting better with time like good wine. His album the New Danger is explosive, creative, political, experimental, soulful, relaxing, and hyfee. It's rare nowadays to find an album that you can listen to all the way through. So, it's saying...