Fighter’s Heaven in West Brunswick Township recently welcomed the author of “Ali: A Life” to tour the former training camp of professional boxer and heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Author Jonathan ...
Sidewalk Sparring. Muhammad Ali enjoying a spontaneous encounter with his fans in Detroit, Mich., in the late 1970s. (Burns/PBS/Michael Gaffney) If ever the phrase “speak truth to power” found its ...
A brand-new Broadway musical based on the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was announced Wednesday in a partnership with Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali. The show, which has yet to announce any casting or ...
Guests examine the influence of Muhammad Ali as a social justice warrior. With this year’s release of Ken Burns' 8-hour PBS documentary series about boxing legend Muhammad Ali, this episode examines ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Biographer Jonathan Eig talked about his process for researching Muhammad Ali's life while writing his book, "Ali." He spoke at the 2017 Southern ...
In his long and successful career as a historian, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has told stories about the United States, examining the glories promised by our democracy and the parallel realities ...
A Broadway-bound musical theater piece celebrating the life of boxing great and Louisville native Muhammad Ali is currently in production. Based on the life of the three-time world heavyweight ...
As one of the most famous athletes of all time, Muhammad Ali is not only remembered for his skills as a boxer, but his decades of civil rights activism. The legacy of this icon, who lived from ...
Born Cassius Clay, the man who became Muhammad Ali defied many of boxing’s sacred teachings. And in doing so, he revolutionized the sport and became the greatest heavyweight champion in history. Ali ...
There’s a blank line on the card where Ali was supposed to sign in 1967 but refused to do so — a polarizing act of defiance ...
Comedian Billy Crystal said Muhammad Ali was someone who taught the world to “build bridges between people, not walls” at the memorial service for his longtime friend on Friday. “This brash young man ...
Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon’s life inside the ring and out, “Muhammad Ali” is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century figure, coming ...