Emphasis Preaching Journal

I remember when the boxer, Cassius Clay, converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The basketball player, Lew Alcindor, also changed his to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after he converted to Islam. What I most remember is that many white males were angered. These men didn't seem to mind that their wives' names changed when they married. The offense that I remember about Ali and Abdul-Jabbar and the nonchalance of women's last names changing at marriage signifies the heavy emotional meanings that we place upon names.