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Muhammad Ali’s widow sells 81-acre Michigan estate for $2.5 million

Lonnie Ali, the widow of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, has sold the couple’s 81-acre estate on the St. Joseph River in Berrien Springs, Michigan for $2.5 million. Ali bought the estate in the mid-1970s...

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Muhammad Ali honored with the renaming of Louisville Airport

[griojw id=”cCnxjaTh” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Muhammad Ali, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion and social justice activist who unapologetically became known as “The Greatest,” is being remembered...

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Muhammad Ali documentary, produced by LeBron James, coming to HBO

A two-part documentary on Muhammad Ali, the late former heavyweight champion, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, founders of SpringHill Entertainment, will debut on HBO this...

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Will Laila Ali come out of retirement to fight Claressa Shields?

[griojw id=”LV6ydW25″ playerid=””] For the past several days, Laila Ali and Claressa Shields have traded smack talk about a potential fight between the retired heavyweight and the current female boxing...

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Muhammad Ali Jr: My dad would call Black Lives Matter a ‘racist’ movement

The late boxing great Muhammad Ali was a vocal advocate for civil rights of Black people during his career. However, on the fourth anniversary of his death, his son, Muhammad Ali Jr. states that his...

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Amazon drops first trailer for Regina King directorial debut ‘One Night in...

The star-studded film, ‘One Night in Miami,’ will hit the streamer on January 15. Amazon just dropped the first official trailer for One Night in Miami and it’s not to be missed.  The first film...

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‘One Night in Miami…’ trailer shows four legendary friends that helped change...

Regina King’s feature film directorial debut chronicles a historic night with Malcolm X , Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke Amazon Prime Video just dropped a new trailer for One Night in Miami…...

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Leslie Odom Jr. reveals he and wife were expecting while filming ‘One Night...

Nicolette Robinson plays Barbara Cooke in Regina King’s directorial debut The world finally gets to marvel at One Night in Miami… The film that takes us back to one historic night when four friends...

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Legendary boxer, Leon Spinks, dead after cancer battle

Spinks was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017 Leon Spinks — former undisputed heavyweight boxing champ who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 — has died after a lengthy battle with cancer....

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Michael B. Jordan’s company to produce Muhammad Ali series for Amazon after...

The limited series is a part of a major deal between Amazon and Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society It looks like Super Bowl commercials aren’t the only thing keeping Michael B. Jordan busy at...

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Nico Ali Walsh, Muhammad Ali’s grandson, wins in pro debut

“It’s been an emotional journey, this whole ride,” Nico Ali Walsh says Nico Ali Walsh made a successful pro debut Saturday night, winning in the first round and then paying homage to his grandfather,...

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Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh honors late grandfather after winning...

“This lived up completely to my expectations,” Ali Walsh said after the bout. “This is something I only dreamed of.” Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, wore a pair of his...

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Laila Ali gets dragged for post defending anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers

Muhammad Ali’s daughter is facing some heat on Twitter after her post said people can, “trust their own immune systems with COVID-19” Laila Ali is under some hot water. The media personality and...

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Netflix drops trailer for ‘Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali’

The documentary will detail the icons’ meeting, cultivation of friendship, and unfortunate falling out A new documentary focusing on the friendship and activism of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali is coming...

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Muhammad Ali’s daughter Rasheda honors legacy in new docuseries

Exclusive: Rasheda Ali Walsh tells theGrio that she was drawn to this project because it depicts him as “a Muslim, a father, a brother, husband, a poet, a patriot, and an ambassador of peace.” Muhammad...

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Muhammad Ali 80th birthday to be marked with virtual event

One-hour event on Wednesday to celebrate the boxing legend Boxing great Muhammad Ali would be 80 this month, and the center in Kentucky that bears his name said a virtual celebration is planned next...

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That one time Muhammad Ali talked a guy off a ledge

OPINION: The little-known story of how the original GOAT, who would have turned 80 next week, saved a man from jumping off a building. The late Muhammad Ali wasn’t shy about his place in history, even...

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Artist-activist Mohammed Mubarak honors our icons through art

A former Black Panther, Mubarak is dedicated to honoring the lives of notable Black figures in his native Los Angeles, one mural at a time. Mohammed Mubarak sat in his studio one sunny Los Angeles...

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Philly’s first Black TV reporter, Trudy Haynes, has died 

A New York native and Howard University graduate, Haynes was born Gertrude Daniels but was affectionately known in Philly as Miss Trudy. Trudy Haynes, a broadcast journalism pioneer who was the first...

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Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ belt sells for $6.1M

The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at...

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