Watching Ken Burns’ new four-part Muhammad Ali documentary stirred my recollections on what the three-time heavyweight champion and the Nation of Islam meant to youths growing up in East Elmhurst, a ...

Muhammad Ali's devotion to Islam grows, and in 1989 he makes a pilgrimage to Mecca. As Muhammad Ali's devotion to Islam grew, he began to pray five times each day, discussed religion with friends, and ...

(RNS) — There are rare individuals whose lives are so vast and extraordinary that they reveal a nation to itself, who are at once a mirror to America and who are themselves America in miniature. The ...

In 1966, Muhammad Ali met 16-year-old Belinda Boyd at a Nation of Islam bakery. In 1966, Muhammad Ali met 16-year-old Belinda Boyd at a Nation of Islam bakery, and the two married on August 18, 1967.

A new PBS series explores the life of the late American icon and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with series co-director, Ken Burns. Some people really need no introduction, ...

VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- In honor of Black History Month, the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park wanted to honor heavyweight champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, by naming its athletic center ...