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The Greatest -- Muhammad Ali -- Turns 70

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.18.2012

Peter Dreier

Muhammad Ali's fame, his sacrifice, and his lifetime commitment to peace and human rights is unequaled in the sports world.

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Len Berman | Posted 03.18.2012

Len Berman

Don't you love the coaching hot seat? Giants coach Tom Coughlin might have been a goner if the Giants didn't go on their late-season run. Would that have been fair?

The New Black Aesthetic Revisited

Trey Ellis | Posted 11.26.2011

Trey Ellis

With the publication of Toure's Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness, I have been inundated with requests for my 1989 essay, "The New Black Aesthetic," to which Toure's enjoyable work is a book-length update and homage.

Former Heavyweight Boxer, Known For Knocking Down Muhammad Ali, Passes Away

AP | By STUART CONDIE | Posted 07.01.2011

LONDON -- Former heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper, one of Britain's most popular sportsmen who was best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali while he wa...

Rand Paul: Compromise Only Noble On My Terms

Politics Daily | Tom Diemer | Posted 05.25.2011

During his Senate orientation, Paul said a colleague asked him, "'Will you be a great compromiser?'" Paul said Wednesday that he had pondered the ques...

Rand Paul Compares Tea Party Mission To That Of Abolitionists (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver a maiden speech that compared the momentous task of 19th century aboliti...

Kanye West's 19-Year-Old Stylist Speaks

Posted 05.25.2011

Opening Ceremony's Sofia Cavallo caught up with Kanye West's stylist Cassius Clay -- a 19-year-old sophomore at Yale. How'd he get the gig? And is he ...

Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali: Ironies of War and Peace

Brent Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Brent Green

Coined the "black Fidel Castro of boxing", it is with great irony that Muhammad Ali became a favored celebrity pitchman for his embodiment of courage, character and charisma.

Muhammad Ali Visits Ireland, Meets Distant Relatives

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

DUBLIN — Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots, and met distant relatives during celebrations at the local...