Muhammad Ali's Family Reflects on the Champion Boxer's Legacy 10 Years After His Death
The Ali Center is expanding the annual event to highlight service and volunteering as Lonnie Ali says compassion reflects Muhammad Ali’s core values.
- The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, is sponsoring a 'Day of Compassion' on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Muhammad Ali's death and promote acts of service.
- Ali died on June 3, 2016, following a long battle with Parkinson; his wife Lonnie Ali, lifetime director of The Ali Center, says his legacy transcends his Olympic gold medals and world titles.
- Lonnie Ali hopes to expand this annual event to showcase volunteering, emphasizing 'the core values that made up Muhammad Ali' in an increasingly divided country.
- "Today, we are in a place where we are losing touch with our humanity," Lonnie Ali said, challenging leaders to uplift communities rather than weaken the Voting Rights Act.
- The Ali Center aims to expand this annual initiative, promoting service as the 'rent we pay for our room here on earth' to encourage Americans to reconnect through empathy.
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Los Angeles Times
Muhammad Ali's legacy extends beyond his sharp right-wing jab, his world titles, and his Olympic gold medal, to the heart and compassion he showed long after leaving the ring, said his wife, Lonnie Ali.
Muhammad Ali's legacy extends far beyond his razor-sharp right jab, his world titles, and his Olympic gold medal, to the heart and compassion he displayed long after leaving the ring, his…
Muhammad Ali's family reflects on the boxer's legacy a decade after his death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali’s legacy extends beyond his stinging right jab, world titles and Olympic gold medal, to the heart and compassion he showed long after he left the ring, his wife Lonnie Ali said. “He transcended boxing into every space you can imagine,” she told The Associated Press this week ahead of the 10-year anniversary of Ali’s death on June 3, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. “Muhammad lived by this mantr…
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