Global Game Changers and Muhammad Ali Center Introduce Unique Afterschool “Discover Your Superpower” Program for At-Risk Students

Louisville’s future SUPERHEROES!LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (January 7, 2016) — Mayor Fischer, community organizations and education leaders will gather at the Muhammad Ali Center on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 10:30 AM to announce the launch of a unique afterschool time expanded learning opportunity provided free to at-risk students.Fifty students in grades

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“I Am Ali” Festival Kicks Off This Weekend

Muhammad Ali Center to host six weeks of exhibits, festivals, concerts and filmsLOUISVILLE, Kentucky (June 1, 2017) — A six-week, community-wide “I Am Ali” Festival kicks off on Saturday, June 3rd, the one year anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s passing, in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Ky. Throughout the festival, events will

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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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Muhammad Ali Center Welcomes Barbara Sexton Smith as Its Next Daughters of Greatness Speaker

Smith will speak on Friday, August 7LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (July 8, 2015) — The Muhammad Ali Center is proud to announce its upcoming Daughters of Greatness speaker: Barbara Sexton Smith. Ms. Smith will speak at the Center on Friday, August 7th at 8:30 a.m.Throughout the year, the Daughters of Greatness breakfast

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MASKulinities: Exploring What It Means To “Be A Man” (Free Film Screening and Four-Part Community Conversation Series)

Co-Sponsored by the Muhammad Ali Center and the Center for Women and FamiliesLOUISVILLE, Kentucky (August 10, 2015) — The Muhammad Ali Center and the Own It Initiative of The Center for Women and Families are partnering in a four-part series called MASKulinities: Exploring What It Means to “Be a Man.”The

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Muhammad Ali Center Just Added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Now One of Only Five Sites in the Entire Commonwealth of Kentucky In recognition of Black History Month, the Muhammad Ali Center has just been added to the list of sites comprising the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, a collection of churches, courthouses, schools, museums and other landmarks across 15 states,

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Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change

This traveling exhibit tells the story of how athletes have used their celebrity to fight for social change. It includes interactive displays that show how some of history’s super athletes like Muhammad Ali, Martina Navratilova, Jesse Owens and Terry Fox scaled to the heights of sports by defying expectations and

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Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change

This traveling exhibit tells the story of how athletes have used their celebrity to fight for social change. It includes interactive displays that show how some of history’s super athletes like Muhammad Ali, Martina Navratilova, Jesse Owens and Terry Fox scaled to the heights of sports by defying expectations and

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Coming Together to Move Toward Something Better at Point C

Coming Together to Move Toward Something Better Join Us During Ali Week to Help Build a Vision for a Series of Powerful Community Conversations The Louisville community is amazing. We have so many people coming together to make a difference for our neighbors, our city, and the world. But it

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Accessing the Archives Tour

“Accessing the Archives” is a tour of the Muhammad Ali Center permanent exhibits, with special attention paid to the items on display, like the robe Ali was gifted from Elvis Presley. It will include a special extension, allowing guests an insider look at items from the archives. The Collections Department

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