Aretha Franklin remembers the first time she met Muhammad Ali, before he was famous. She was preparing for a concert in Los Angeles, and she recalled a man yelling, “I’m the Greatest, I’m the Greatest!” “I was saying, ‘Who is he? Who is this guy?’” she recalled in an interview with The Associated Press on […]
The death of Muhammad Ali has left many of us with a void in our hearts. The 74-year-old passed away Friday at a Phoenix area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. During Monday’s special edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and a select panel of guests reflected […]
According to NBC News legendary boxer Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. Known as ‘The Greatest of All Time,” Ali was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic Gold medalist Ali has been battling Parkinson disease for a long time and was admitted to a Phoenix hospital earlier this week due […]
Social media bustled with outpourings from admirers who revered "The Champ."
Twitter pays tribute to the People’s Champ.
Over the past year or so, professional and college athletes alike have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. This activism can be traced back to when Malcolm X pushed Muhammad Ali to change the way Black athletes engaged in civil rights politics. Their friendship was short-lived, powerful, and complex. Their bond is explored in […]
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Ali's words are still comparable to what we face today.
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Boxing icon Muhammad Ali (pictured) was released from a hospital Tuesday night after being admitted nearly three weeks ago with what was presumed to be pneumonia. Now…
