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 ...

Moana 2 is already a massive box office hit, which is great news for a lot of people. It’s certainly big for the stars like ...

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 ...

In addition to Jack Johnson, the first decade of the 20th century produced three other great African-American boxers: Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford and Sam McVey. According to boxing historian Nat ...

Joined in the Oval Office by actor Sylvester Stallone and boxer Lennox Lewis, Mr Trump said the move corrected a historic US wrong to Jack Johnson. Johnson was arrested in 1912 with Lucille ...

Born May 18, 1975, singer-songwriter Jack Johnson grew up on the north shore of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. He turns 49 years old today, and here is a quick look back at his career.

The Colorado Avalanche got at least one band member back together on Sunday evening, acquiring defenseman Jack Johnson from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Andreas Englund.

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 ...