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  *It’s been a little over a year since the boxing legend, all-time greatest Muhammad Ali departed from this world, leaving behind a legacy thousands of young athletes aspire to achieve today. What made Muhammad Ali so influential in the history of sport wasn’t just his talent in boxing, he was a lot bigger than […]

*The Los Angeles City Council would like to see Muhammad Ali memorialized on a postage stamp. The council recently passed a resolution introduced by Councilman Kevin de León, calling for the United States Postal Service to recognize Ali with a postage stamp, Spectrum News reports.  Per the report, Ali once said, “I should be a […]

*Throughout the late 1960s, the FBI kept an eye on Muhammad Ali and monitored his ties to the Nation of Islam, according to newly released documents posted on the FBI’s website. Some of the documents were previously classified, and they were released after conservative group Judicial Watch sued to obtain them. They refer to the […]

This article’s author, Mohammed Mubarak and Muhammad Ali *The year was 1974 and Muhammad Ali was in Los Angeles making an appearance at an event that was being sponsored by the Nation Of Islam at the Shrine Exposition Hall. I had painted a portrait of him that I wanted to present on stage and I […]

*An online report says the heirs of Muhammad Ali have already received their share of his $80 million fortune. It happened when all of his 9 children met in California on June 28. It breaks down like this: His seven daughters, his son, Muhammad Ali Jr., and his adopted son all got an equal share. And according […]

Muhammad Ali and Stuart Scott *It’s difficult to watch our heroes pass away. Whether we knew them personally, or got an opportunity to meet them at all, they made an unforgettable impression on us. They encouraged, inspired us, and profoundly impacted our lives. All this contributes to the sincerest pain of watching theirs end. […]

Muhammad Ali Jr. arrives for a forum in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2017, on the effects of President Trump’s immigration policies *It happened to Muhammad Ali’s son … again. ☹ For the second time in a month, Muhammad Ali Jr. was detained by TSA authorities. He believes it’s because he’s a Muslim. Attorney Chris […]

image via twitter *Last month, LeBron James donated $2.5 million to support the Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now the NBA champ will produce a multi-part documentary about Ali’s life and career for HBO. The as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also directed […]

* Muhammad Ali crossed my mind just two days before he died. I found a 23-year old notebook I carried with me when I was a budding TV news reporter in eastern North Carolina. I came across the notebook while cleaning out my closet the other day. I was looking back at the notes I […]

*The name Muhammad Ali is synonymous with confidence and candor. This 1974 clip of “The Mike Douglas Show” illustrates just how Ali earned that reputation. The video gives us a rare glimpse of Sly Stone, of Sly and The Family Stone, expressing his thoughts on race relations and politics. The video opens with Mike Douglas […]

[…] Quest – Photo: Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images *Q-Tip will serve as the music producer and co-lyricist for an upcoming musical about Muhammad Ali. “Ali” will debut at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Ali’s Hometown, Louisville, in fall 2024, with plans for a Broadway debut in 2025, […]

Colin Kaepernick receives the SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award with Beyonce and Trevor Noah during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. *Beyoncé‘s surprise appearance to present former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award last night has divided […]

Muhammad Ali attends the Sports For Peace Fundraising Ball at The V&A on July 25, 2012 in London, England *The Greatest is gone. And when I heard that my mind instantly raced back to 1968. Muhammad Ali by then had become America’s official and biggest pariah. His conversion to the Nation of Islam, his […]

* Muhammad Ali’s older daughter has hit back at claims the family are at war over the boxing legend’s $80 million estate. It was previously reported that Ali’s widow Lonnie was set to receive double the inheritance awarded his kids. Ali died aged 74 last June, leaving his vast fortune to be divided between his […]

*Will Smith, who received an Oscar nomination for portraying Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film “Ali,” paid tribute to the late boxing icon following his death on Friday. “You shook up the World! My Mentor & My Friend. You changed my Life. Rest in Peace,” the actor wrote in a Facebook post Saturday. In 2001, […]