Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay on Jan. 17, 1942, is regarded as one of the top professional boxers of all time. He was an activist who spent his life fighting for and enacting change. Ali went by his ...

Celebrities, athletes and politicians are taking to social media to pay tribute to the life and achievements of Muhammad Ali. Read the full statement from President Barack Obama and First Lady ...

(RNS) — In his new book, 'Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait,' biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves them together for a fresh telling of a familiar story.

In a country that sometimes seems as divided now as it was in the 1960s, in the early rounds of what will be the ugliest general election in the history of Presidential politics, one that has already ...

In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern historical figures that we know more about than we do about Muhammad. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People across Louisville, Ky., celebrated the life of Muhammad Ali as his body was driven through the city and laid to rest on Friday. Outside that arena, many people gathered to pay their respects to ...

Produced in partnership with the sports icon and activist's wife Lonnie Ali, the show will be written and directed by Clint Dyer with music by Teddy Abrams. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News ...

His wife, Lonnie Ali, told a story of a police officer who helped a young Ali. — -- Muhammad Ali's family spoke passionately at an interfaith memorial service honoring the late legend at the KFC!