Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) – The Greatest In and Outside The Ring

Cassius Clay Sr. (Ali’s father) gave his own son the same name, Cassius M. Clay Jr., a heavyweight champion boxer who gained international renown. Couple of months after defeating Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight crown; he joined the Nation of Islam. Cassius Clay Jr., will then change his name to Muhammad Ali, after a series of events in the organization.

22 year old Ali became a heavyweight champion at a period when blacks in America were facing their worst crisis since the abolition of the slavery. Despite the presence of black civil right movement icons like Martin Luther King Jnr., Malcom X, Elijah Muhammad e.t.c, Ali instantly established himself as the voice of the struggling and impoverished African Americans in the face of white segregation and brutality. During these periods, Ali was their voice, spoke their language, and propagate their frustrations to the rest of the world........
http://africanripples.com/muhammad-ali-the-greatest-in-and-outside-the-ring/

RIP to two late Nigerian icons

A great number of Africans and black women worldwide use different kinds of chemicals to keep their hair curly or straight instead of nappy and kinky (natural). Black women's hair has been generating a lot of discussions since the release of Chris Rock's 2009 documentary, "Good Hair" and the past few years have seen a growing movement that calls on Black women to get back to being "Natural".

According to this report, despite economic hardships, fake hair is an estimated $6 Billion industry in Africa. This amount of money is peanuts compared to what African-American women in the USA spend on their hair. The report noted that over half of the entire national purchasing power of black women in the USA is being spent on personal grooming products.

READ MORE at http://africanripples.com/discussion-should-a-black-woman-go-with-natural-or-artificial-hair/