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Muhammad Ali: A send-off fit for a king

“America must never forget that when a cop and an inner city kid talk to each other, miracles can happen,” words spoken by Lonnie Ali at the public memorial service for her husband, Muhammad Ali. The Greatness of Ali began after he had a talk with retired Louisville Police Officer Joe Martin who taught him […]

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Our American icon: remembering Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali must be the greatest. The American Icon passed away last Friday at age 74. Ali, the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal-winner, was a three-time heavyweight champion and remarkable philanthropist. Has there ever been an American male athlete who sacrificed more of himself for what he believed in his heart was right for social change? During the […]

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World mourns loss of great champion

Muhammad Ali dies at 74 Once scorned by many Americans, Muhammad Ali later became a worldwide hero. The “People’s Champion” lost his nearly two decades battle with Parkinson’s disease June 3 in an Arizona hospital at age 74. Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, got into boxing in […]

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