Thoughts on Joe Louis: Boyce Watkins, Ph.D., Black
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: mediamatters.org 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). caddy48x70.jpg (2617 bytes) 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 US Open final since Althea Gibson did in '58. Two years later, Serena broke through and won the US 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 the ...
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