Since the 2021 release of the Ken Burns film Muhammad Ali, we’ve been gathering stories and personal accounts of how Muhammad Ali’s legacy has inspired so many: athletes, activists, local leaders and all of us! Explore featured stories from North Carolinians below.
"I'm fighting for the voiceless; I'm the voice of the people. I guess I'm the people's change in a way." -@NCCU_MBB coach @LeVelleMoton#BlackIssuesForum
— PBS North Carolina (@MyPBSNC) November 27, 2021
"Muhammad Ali gave something to us. He gave his life to us. What he gave to me was an opportunity to do something with what I see in this life, and it's unlimited." -@arvetra_d#BlackIssuesForum
— PBS North Carolina (@MyPBSNC) November 27, 2021
"Muhammad Ali gave something to us. He gave his life to us. What he gave to me was an opportunity to do something with what I see in this life, and it's unlimited." -@arvetra_d#BlackIssuesForum
— PBS North Carolina (@MyPBSNC) November 27, 2021
"We may think that the times are different and the situation's different, what the students were fighting for in the 60s, what Ali was fighting for and what our students today are fighting for is the right to exist." -Dr. Erin H. Moore, @ShawCRSJ#BlackIssuesForum
— PBS North Carolina (@MyPBSNC) November 27, 2021
Black Issues Forum
We examine Ali’s influence as a social justice activist through the eyes of some North Carolina champions for equality: Coach LeVelle Moton, Coach Marissa Young and Arvetra Jones. Erroll Reese and Dr. Erin Moore of Shaw join the conversation.
Funding for Muhammad Ali: What Are You Fighting For provided by WETA.
