A statue built for famed boxer Jack Johnson has sparked controversy in Galveston, Texas. Some homeowners complain it will create too much traffic, although some believe that the controversy only exists because of Johnson’s reputation for dating white women. Other home owners, like Helen Douglas, believe it is Johnson’s history that makes some want to […]
A writer for the New York Times, William C. Rhoden, has an article in which he compares baseball player, Barry Bonds to boxer, Jack Johnson for the animosity both received by the white American public. RELATED: Beyonce hires 200 African dancers for new video In 1913, the government hid behind the Mann Act to prosecute […]
