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Cassius Clay Sr’s older sister, Sonji, would have been named Cassius, but instead was named after Muhammad Ali’s first wife. Cassius Clay Sr. wanted to pass on the name in honor of her. ...

Cassius Clay was a towering young braggart, but as much as he used his mouth, the real music was in his hands. In January of 1964 he hadn’t done much worth talking about yet in professional ...

Cassius Clay lived in Overtown, and became Muhammad Ali in Brownsville. He owned a duplex in the City of Miami, was loved by the local black community, and could often be found entertaining ...

That's the premise of the film "One Night in Miami," out on Amazon Prime on Friday, which recounts a 1964 meeting between boxer Cassius Clay, soul singer Sam Cooke, civil rights activist Malcolm X ...

Twenty-two-year-old Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeated reigning world boxing champ Sonny Liston on this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, Florida.

One thing about Cassius Clay. He is a man of his word. “I’m gonna shake up this town,” said the world’s heavy weight champion last week — and he did. The town was New York. Announcing ...

A PHOTOGRAPH of The Beatles and Cassius Clay is to be auctioned off next month. The monochrome picture, signed by Cassius ...