Dr. Joseph “Joe” Louis Mottillo, 91, of Riverview, MI, died peacefully in hospice care at Corewell Health Trenton Hospital, Trenton, MI, on June 6, 2025. Joseph was born on January 3, 1934 to ...

He died in 1981 in Las Vegas. Louis has been regarded as the first African American to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States.

Before Joe Louis became an American icon, Jack Johnson shook up the nation on July 4, 1910 After Jack Johnson's reign ended, the odds were stacked against Black fighters who were vying to become ...