The Joe Louis Birthday Celebration is free and open to the public. Organizers encourage residents of all ages to attend and participate in a day dedicated to honoring a Detroit legend while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Louis Barrow Jr. stood under a tent in a well-tended vacant lot on Detroit's west side and looked eastward. He looked past the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. More funds are flowing in for the development of the Joe ...

A Detroit sculptor has been tapped to create a statue depicting iconic boxer Joe Louis and his life outside of the ring that will be installed on a 27-mile greenway named after him that's now taking ...

Austen Brantley’s “Outside the Ring” statue will join a growing collection of public art along the Joe Louis Greenway Credit: City of Detroit The City of Detroit has selected local artist Austen ...

The new statue, created by a Detroit sculptor, pays tribute to the famed boxer's life outside of the ring, especially as a golfer. Detroit ― A new statue of legendary boxing champ Joe Louis pays ...

On Oct. 16, 1986, a memorial to boxing great and World War II veteran Joe Louis was dedicated at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. The sculpture, commissioned by ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The City of Detroit is looking for a sculptor to create a second statue of Joe Louis that honors his life beyond boxing. This time, the statue will ...