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Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title.
Odessa Lee Clay ( née O'Grady; February 12, 1917 – August 20, 1994) was the mother of three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Rahaman Ali, and the paternal grandmother of Laila Ali. [1] [2] She married Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. in the 1930s and worked for some time as a household domestic to help support her young children. [3]
Muhammad Ali(/ɑːˈliː/;[2]born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxerand activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweightboxer of all time.
A recent survey done by T.J. Maxx found that 80 percent of women feel they are stereotyped by society into specific roles and expectations.
The former professional boxer-turned-entrepreneur shares why giving back to the community is a top priority, as well as the money lessons she's learned that enabled her career transition.
The boxer took the stage and talked about her legendary dad and how he lived his life with conviction and purpose. Skip to main content. Entertainment. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login ...
In her youth, Ali originally intended to be a lawyer or a doctor. Ali received her B.A. degree (English and studio art) from Williams College, Williamstown, MA in 1991. She participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City in 1992, and completed a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME in 1993.
Laila al-Othman (sometimes Laylā al-'Uthmān) is a Kuwaiti writer, novelist, short story writer, and a famous fictionist who was born into a prominent Kuwaiti family in 1943, and only 22 years later she made her writing debut in a local newspaper featuring her opinion on social and literary issues. During the course of her career, she has ...