'Service is the rent we pay': Muhammad Ali remembered 10 years on | Boxing News | Al Jazeera

Ten years after Muhammad Ali's death on June 3, 2016, his widow Lonnie Ali launched a global 'Day of Compassion' from the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. Ali, a three-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist, was known for his civil rights activism and opposition to the Vietnam War. Lonnie Ali called on political leaders to lead with compassion and criticized moves weakening the 1965 Voting Rights Act, warning that the US is losing touch with humanity. The event aims to promote volunteerism and service, echoing Ali's mantra: 'Service to others is the rent we pay for our room here on Earth.'