"What my father did was enable white America to think of him as an American, not as a black," said his son, Joe Louis Jr. "By winning, he became white America's first black hero." Louis was ...

Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...

The Joe Louis Story The Joe Louis Story is a dramatic recap of the personal and ring history of the respected Negro American fighter. The film, acted out by a predominantly colored cast headed by ...

Spotlight will look at the future of Detroit's 30-mile Joe Louis Greenway Partnership and Southwest Detroit's newest ...

The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation celebrated -- and one of the biggest parties was in Harlem. In the famous New York ...

Washington — The City of Detroit will receive a $10.5 million federal grant for new construction on the Joe Louis Greenway, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The construction ...

The Joe Louis Greenway construction received another batch of funding, this time in Highland Park and Detroit The $10 million grant will pay for the greenway between Woodward Avenue and Dequindre ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. More funds are flowing in for the development of the Joe Louis Greenway, including a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...