Muhammad Ali News

EMMY® Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes will host the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African-American achievements and contributions.

The Kennedy Center announces the November calendar of events for Millennium Stage, its free daily performance series featuring art and artists representing countless artistic styles.  The Kennedy Center continues its annual tradition of Thanksgiving swing dance with jitterbug and Lindy Hop expert dancers Gottaswing (November 28). 

Thanks to strong performances and technically proficient staging, Marco Ramirez's THE ROYALE, while neither raging nor bullish, manages to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The play runs through October 20th at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.

Laila Ali, a four-time undefeated world champion boxer, lifestyle expert, cooking enthusiast, two-time author and mom of two, has joined the team of special guest stars appearing in HGTV's epic reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, star of the ABC sitcom Modern Family, leads the charge as series host, with Ali and other special guests working alongside the regularly appearing designers Breegan Jane, Carrie Locklyn and Darren Keefe to execute knock-out home renovations for local heroes. Ali will appear in one of 10 highly anticipated new episodes of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that will air on HGTV in early 2020.

Kinshasa collective KOKOKO! released their brilliant debut album, Fongola, last month to critical acclaim. They have garnered support from The Guardian, Mixmag, Mojo, Dazed and i-D Magazine amongst others, as well as scoring a number of playlist inclusions at 6 Music.

Country hit-maker T. Graham Brown is set to perform on SiriusXM's Prime County with host Storme Warren on Channel 58 starting Friday, August 9th at 12pm ET / 11am CT. This one hour interview and performance will be aired throughout the week for fans to enjoy. Throughout the show, T. Graham Brown will discuss his career highlights and perform several of his biggest hits including 'Darlene,' 'I Tell It Like It Used To Be,' 'Wine Into Water' and more.

Thirty-five Adelaide exclusives including five world-first performances and 22 Australian premieres are among 60 events being held as part of Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival 2019 a?" Australia's leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia.

Riker's Island is New York City's notorious jail complex.  85% of the inmates have not been convicted of a crime.  Unable to post bail, many defendants are incarcerated until their trial.  The rest of the population are convicted criminals serving short sentences.  Richard L. Roy tells his own story in A White Man's Guide to Riker's Island.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Adrian Younge--the pair behind the unforgettable score for the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage--have announced an extensive North American fall tour for their acclaimed 10-piece ensemble, The Midnight Hour, featuring very special collaborative opening sets from the group's incredibly talented vocalists Loren Oden and Angela Muñoz, and guitarist Jack Waterson. The Midnight Hour is Black Excellence: an ode to the cultural sophistication that the Harlem Renaissance established for its people. Performing with their jazz rhythm section and an orchestral section reminiscent of maestros such as David Axelrod and Quincy Jones, The Midnight Hour is sophisticated hip hop.

After a critically acclaimed run this spring, A WHITE MAN'S GUIDE TO RIKERS ISLAND hasl returned for an extended run. Based on a true story, it is written by Richard Roy (Richard III with Denzel Washington) and Eric C. Webb, directed by Thomas G. Waites (Awake and Sing! starring Frances McDormand, King Richard III starring Al Pacino), and stars Richard Roy and Connor Chase Stewart.

Oscar-winner Regina King will direct One Night in Miami, based on Kemp Powers' debut play, according to Deadline.

America since the 2016 election has provoked no small amount of questioning. How could it ever have come to this? Beyond the immediacy of partisanship, the GOP has set about dismantling landmark legislation such as the Voting Rights Act. It has sent us reeling back in time to reexamine modern history for clues, and also to seek comfort in moments in which we felt secure in the march of progressiveness.

The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, NYC) presents 'Entanglements by Alex Harsley.' The photo exhibition launches with an opening reception in the Gallery and a talkback with the artist on the stage of the Loreto Theater on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM.

After a critically acclaimed run this spring, A WHITE MAN'S GUIDE TO RIKERS ISLAND returns this summer for an extended run. Based on a true story, it is written by Richard Roy (Richard III with Denzel Washington) and Eric C. Webb, directed by Thomas G. Waites (Awake and Sing! starring Frances McDormand, King Richard III starring Al Pacino), and stars Richard Roy and Connor Chase Stewart. 

Following its recent critically acclaimed season,  Since Ali Died makes its Melbourne debut at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio from 13 - 17 August as part of Big World, Up Close.

The evening was dedicated to the late Frank Ford, the founder of the Cabaret Festival.

This Memorial Day, BUZZR looks back to a time before spell check. Catch the second annual BUZZR Bee , which is a full week of fun, highlighting some of the best (or perhaps worst) Match Game misspellings in game show history.

New York company Fiasco Theater has announced plans to expand its training programs beginning this fall. 

On May 25, 2019, Elvis Presley's Graceland® will officially open the doors to its new, state-of-the-art, 80,000 square foot exhibition space, “Graceland Exhibition Center,” to guests from Memphis and around the world. The new facility is adjacent to Elvis Presley's Memphis Entertainment Complex and will be home to an ever-changing line-up of exploration showcases to delight visitors of all ages. The inaugural exhibits include National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers, Muhammad Ali: Greatest of All Timeand Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Presents: A Century of the American Motorcycle. Additionally, Space: An Out-Of-Gravity Experience will debut at The Graceland Exhibition Center on October 11.

For decades, the world's most high profile entertainers, athletes and politicians have turned to a single man for advice during the most pivotal moments in their lives and careers, including Grammy Award® winners, Hall of Famers, a Heavyweight Champion of the World and two U.S. Presidents. That man is Clarence Avant.