The Cavaliers star is donating $2.5 million to support an exhibit honoring Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.
Outside the stadium, vendors sold shirts with Kaepernick’s image in the sites of a rifle scope, and fans tackled a dummy dressed up like the quarterback . Nearby, other fans protested in support of the movement .
We need to stop doing what no other people feel compelled or justified in doing, whether Gentile or Jew, Japanese, Chinese, French or German or others
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The more than three-hour memorial capped nearly a full day of mourning in Louisville for Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion of the world who died last week at 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease
Renowned boxer and courageous activist Muhammad Ali left the world on Friday at 74-years old. For decades, Ali used his boxing talent as a foundation to influence Black pride and to display his allegiance to the Nation of Islam. His performance in the ring was graceful, spontaneous, and intense. Ali’s nimble feet dodged jabs, his blows would subjugate several opponents multiple times. His boxing intelligence allowed him to ‘rope-a-dope’ and finished them off with an ‘anchor punch.’ Once Ali was outside the ring, his confidence and charisma equaled his boxing ability. Never too shy to spew trash talk and exalt
Wilt’s 100-point basketball and Ali’s Olympic gold medal will be the topic in the Smithsonian Channel series ‘Sports Detectives’ on May 29 and June 5.
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