What About Joe Louis?

The Washington Post;  March 1, 1993 ;     205 words ......in 1949 is a technicality. For it was Joe Louis, with his explosive fists and irreproachable...old "color line" in American sports. Joe Louis's performance in and out of the ring...the now-lamented Arthur Ashe. In 1937 Joe Louis forced his way with his skill to the...

HBO, Comcast And The 100 Black Men Of DeKalb County Celebrate Black...

The Culvert Chronicles;  February 14, 2008 ;     555 words ......Atlanta premiere of the HBO Sports documentary Joe Louis: America's Hero ... Betrayed on Tuesday, February...at 7:15 pm at The Carter Presidential Center. Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., son of Joe Louis; Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports; and...

Joe Louis Honored on Anniversary of Death

AP Online;  April 12, 2006 ;     463 words ......of former heavyweight champion boxer "Joe Louis" Barrow on the 25th anniversary of his...Joseph and Candice Joseph, a daughter of Joe Louis, from Las Vegas, Nev.; PJ Caruso, Amy Barrow, wife of Joe Louis Barrow Jr., from Jacksonville, Fla...

Joe Louis Tops the 'Hit Parade'

AP Online;  March 22, 2001 ;     533 words ...AP Online 03-22-2001 Joe Louis Tops the 'Hit Parade' ^By ED SCHUYLER...magazine covers than any other athletes. Joe Louis easily tops the ``Hit Parade.'' ``So far I've collected 41 songs about Joe Louis,'' said Rena Kosersky of New York, an...

Joe Louis, My Champion

Black Issues Book Review;  July 1, 2004 ;     61 words ...Joe Louis, My Champion by William Miller Illustrated by Rodney S. Pate...and up The 1937 heavyweight title fight between the great Joe Louis and James Braddock. It shows ".. Joe Louis means more to us than boxing. Joe's shown the world a colored...

Book World; Mixing It Up With `Joe Louis'

The Washington Post;  June 24, 1993 ;     700+ words ...SAVE ME, JOE LOUIS By Madison Smartt Bell Harcourt Brace...Champion," which assesses the impact of Joe Louis on white and black America, an anecdote...microphone came these words: `Save me, Joe Louis. Save me, Joe Louis.' " Nothing else...

Joe Louis' Hometown Aims to Raise Profile

AP Online;  April 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......with a sign listing it as the birthplace Joe Louis Barrow, better known as boxing legend Joe Louis, is seen Friday April 7, 2006. A group of...clapboard house, a sign notes the "Birthplace of Joe Louis." You need good directions and some patience...

Joe Louis remembered on 25th anniversary of his death

Chicago Defender;  April 13, 2006 ;     334 words ......of a wreath and the playing of taps, Joe Louis was remembered at Arlington National...in the segregated 1930s and 1940s. "Joe Louis challenged the conscience of the country," Louis' son, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., told the gathering. "You...

Joe Louis remembrance: Hometown leaders want to raise public's awareness

Charleston Gazette;  April 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......house, a sign notes the "Birthplace of Joe Louis." You need good directions and some patience...It's true. He was born here in 1914 - Joe Louis Barrow was his birth name. Town leaders...Milford said. "When I told him [it was] Joe Louis, he said, 'You're kidding. I thought...

Joe Louis: A Son's Hero

The Washington Post;  October 3, 1988 ;     700+ words ...JOE LOUIS 50 Years an American Hero By Joe Louis Barrow Jr. and Barbara Munder McGraw-Hill. 270 pp. $18.95...biography of the great heavyweight boxer, written by his son, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., with Barbara Munder, is a loving tribute that...

Last Weekend for 'Joe Louis Blues'

Los Angeles Sentinel;  December 26, 2001 ;     303 words ......backdrop of blues and jazz in 1940s Manhattan in "Joe Louis Blues." Boxer, Joe Louis (Russell Hornsby) is the centerpiece of this...place they have been assigned to. Everybody loves Joe Louis. Coronet player, Demas (Sterling Macer Jr.) wants...

OBIT - JAMES, JOE LOUIS

Roanoke Times & World News;  October 25, 2007 ;     20 words ...Joe Louis James, 71, of Cheverly, Md., died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.

Joe Louis Star of PBS Series

Los Angeles Sentinel;  November 10, 1993 ;     237 words ......Dungee Los Angeles Sentinel 11-10-1993 Joe Louis Star of PBS Series. Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis will be featured in "The Great Depression...Davis, author and poet Maya Angelou, and Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. The documentary shows the...

The ring and the track were the easy bit For Jesse Owens and Joe Louis...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ...In Black & White: The Untold Story of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens by Donald McRae Scribner...medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Joe Louis, one of the greatest of World Heavyweight...Havana, Cuba. Julio McCaw was a horse. Joe Louis's story followed a more traditional pattern...

JOE LOUIS MOYER.(Triad)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 29, 2008 ;     19 words ...EDEN -- Joe Louis Moyer, 67, died Friday, June 27, 2008. Arrangements are incomplete at Perry-Spencer Funeral Home, Eden.