The book Blood Brothers describes the unique friendship between two of Black America’s icons, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. Though Ali’s conversion to Islam was a defining moment for the former heavyweight boxing champion, it was his friendship with El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) that played a major role in forming the champ’s views and who he was. From Amazon […]
Muhammad Ali, known as “The Greatest” passed away tonight at the age of 74. He had been battling a respiratory condition as well as a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Funeral services are planned in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Ali, who was born Cassius Clay, was an Olympic gold medal winning boxer (Rome ’60) […]
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 […]
