Reflections on Joe Louis: Dr Boyce Watkins, Black Scholar

Racist, Bigot and renowned White-Supremacist, Don Imus, proves that a zebra never changes its stripes. In this clip, he is heard suggesting that "Black" is synonymous with criminal. Most of us are aware that this is not the first time Mr. Imus has made a derogatory statement towards Black People. For a truncated list of his on-air rants, visit: http://mediamatters.org/items/2007040...


According to Leland Stein, the top black athletes of all time are:
35--Ervin "Magic" Johnson, basketball great/Olympian; one of the greatest passers in the history of the game. At his retirement, he was the all-time NBA assist leader. His team oriented play pushed him and his teammates to five NBA titles and one Gold medal (in '92 Games).

34--Jackie Joyner-Kersey, Olympian; she is arguably the greatest all-around female athlete. Joyner-Kersey is the only black woman to win two Olympic Gold medals in the heptathlon in '88 and '92, as well as Gold in the long jump ('88).

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33--Tiger Woods, golfer; Woods is the first and only black to win golf's treasured Masters. He established a single season earnings record winning 8 PGA events in '99.

32--Serena and Venus Williams, tennis players; Venus was the first black to play in a U.S. Open final since Althea Gibson did in '58. Two years later, Serena broke through and won the U. S. Open ('99). The sister tandem, guided by father, Richard, is the most dynamic in sports.

31--0scar "Big O" Robertson, basket-ball great/Olympian; an Olympic Gold medallist in '60 and the first and only player to average a triple-double for an entire season.

30--Curt Flood, baseball player; this all-star challenged baseball's restrictive reserve clause. The lawsuit made it to the Supreme Court, where he lost; however, the next year the ruling was struck down and it lead to free agency.

29--Frederick "Fritz" Pollard, football pioneer/coach; he was the first black All-American running back, one of the first to play professional football and was the first black pro coach (in the APFA in '23 and '24).

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28--Willie "Say Hey" Mays, baseball great; was the first player to steal 30 bases and hit 30 home runs in the same season. He finished third on the all-time home run list and is generally regarded as the best all-around player in history.

27--Lee Elder, golf pioneer; he was the first black player to play in the previously all white Master's Tournament.

26--Bill Russell,
25-Doug Williams,
24--Frank Robinson, baseball
23--Leroy "Satchel" Paige,

22--Larry Doby, baseball pioneer
21--Anita DeFrantz, Olympian/IOC
20--Walter "Sweetness " Payton,
19--Eddie Robinson, college footbal
18--Wilt "Big Dipper" Chamberlain,
Don King,
Charlie Sifford,
Paul Robeson,
Wilma Rudolph, Olympic athlete;
Michael "Air" Jordan, basketball
Althea Gibson
11--Dr. LeRoy Walker,
l0--·Jesse Owens
9--Arthur Ashe,
8--Carl Lewis, Olympian/pioneer,
7-Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron,
6--Jim Brown, activist/football
5--Tommie Smith and John Carlos,
4-John McLendon, author/coaching
3--Joe "Brown Bomber" Louis, boxer,
2--Jackie Robinson, baseball pioneer,
1-- MUHAMMAD " The Greatest" ALI

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[ah93704]

What happened to Joe Louis was horrilbe but is not reflective of how ALL white American felt about him. Don't forget, the IRS stole from the white man just as readily as from the black man. Furthermore, Louis's advisors (who were black) gave him advice that was not sound. Had he paid his taxes on time he wouldn't have had such financial problems. The truth is, Joe Louis burned through his money faster than he did his women. That was the real problem, not the white man.

[ICANDIGUOUT]

Dr. Boyce Watkins is always on point!

[ICANDIGUOUT]

The racists need to get saved!

[wytekody]

Your a racist bitch!

[roobadoob1984]

B.S.

[NobleDuke]

Please don't ever compare Obama to Joe Louis. That's like comparing Trent Dilfer to Joe Montana. Those names should never be linked into a sentence together.

[ColtonThaBigSexyBear]

Joe louis would throw ali a beating. Good stuff on joe louis hes a huge role model and a icon for black americans.