Muhammad Ali Center announces seventh annual Muhammad Ali Festival

05.11.23 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Muhammad Ali Center announces seventh annual Muhammad Ali Festival Festival events will run from June 2 – June 11, 2023 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 8, 2023) – The Ali Festival returns to Louisville for the seventh year, as the Muhammad Ali Center comes together with partners from

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Muhammad Ali Center announces new temporary exhibit featuring Louisville-area artists

Louisville, KY – The Muhammad Ali Center is proud to announce a new temporary exhibit, We Don’t Wither, featuring seven local artists. Created to engage our community, We Don’t Wither examines the intersection of art and activism. The artists showcased in this exhibit have created art or chosen from their

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Muhammad Ali Center selected to participate in Collections Assessment for Preservation program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Muhammad Ali Center selected to participate in Collections Assessment for Preservation program LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The Muhammad Ali Center is proud to announce it is one of 56 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. CAP helps museums improve the care of their collection by providing support for a general conservation

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Ali Center responds to Department of Justice LMPD Investigation Findings

Today we learned from federal officials that LMPD unfairly and unjustly policed Louisville’s community, especially the Black community. The Department of Justice report clearly states LMPD officials routinely targeted Black and vulnerable Louisvillians and subjected them to a pattern and practice violating their constitutional rights. Violations included but are not

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Ali Center to host International Dyslexia Training

Slate of speakers will highlight the importance of empowering educators to help all learners reach their Greatness LOUISVILLE, KY (February 27, 2023) —  The Muhammad Ali Center in partnership with global charity, Made by Dyslexia, is holding the first ever in-person Learn Dyslexia Training event in the United States at the Muhammad

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Ali Center announces full slate of programming, free admission for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and to honor Muhammad Ali’s 81st Birthday

Two days of celebrating Greatness and Black Leadership highlighted by free admission, student civil leadership forum, community needs assessment.  LOUISVILLE, KY (January 9, 2022) — The Muhammad Ali Center will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Muhammad Ali’s Birthday – on January 16 and 17 respectively, with two days of programming

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Ali Center announces Days of Greatness, lead up to Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards

10.28.22 MEDIA ADVISORY Ali Center announces Days of Greatness, lead up to Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards Louisville community invited to join in celebrating week of Greatness LOUISVILLE, KY (October 28, 2022) — As part of the celebration surrounding the 9th Annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards, the Muhammad Ali Center will host Days

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Ali Center announces Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award recipients

09.26.22 MEDIA ADVISORY Ali Center announces Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award recipients  Dr. Anthony Fauci, World Central Kitchen, Alice Houston, and NBA Star Malcom Brogdon headline slate of nine awardees   National CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller to host the event   LOUISVILLE, KY (September 26, 2022) — The ninth annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian

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Muhammad Ali Center to host historic first showcase of I Was Here Project’s Ancestor Spirit Portraits

08.22.22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Muhammad Ali Center to host historic first showcase of I Was Here Project’s Ancestor Spirit Portraits LOUISVILLE, Ky (Aug 22, 2022) — The Muhammad Ali Center is thrilled to offer the first exhibition of the I Was Here Project’s original Ancestor Spirit Portraits, which opens to the

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