With the advent of televised sports—and, in recent decades, faster, more modern ways of documentation—sports documentaries have proliferated as a popular genre. This Netflix series, a Covid-era ...

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 ...

On July 4, 1910, Black boxer Jack Johnson's victory over white boxer James Jeffries sent shockwaves around the world and sparked race riots across the U.S.

On July 4, 1910, Black boxer Jack Johnson's victory over white boxer James Jeffries sent shockwaves around the world and sparked race riots across the U.S.

On July 4, 1910, Black boxer Jack Johnson's victory over white boxer James Jeffries sent shockwaves around the world and sparked race riots across the U.S.

In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 24, 2018, granted a rare posthumous pardon ...

Seventy five years ago on 10th June 1946, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world, died aged 68.In the early part of the 20th century he shook up boxing to its racist ...

Boxer Jack Johnson Photo by Sean Sexton / Getty Images Jones in boxing attire Bettman via Getty Images Even with its flaws, there’s no question that The Great White Hope made an impact on those ...

Today: Jack Johnson. Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said of boxing legend Jack Johnson, "For more than 13 years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on ...