Cassius Clay

Rogue Machine Presents One Night in Miami...

Carla Escoda | Posted 06.10.2013 | Arts

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Whether you believe Cassius Clay was a true believer, or a consummate entertainer whose commitment to the Nation of Islam was a move calculated to inflate his popularity, you are likely to be enthralled by the captivating premise behind this play.

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FLASHBACK: Clay Defeats Liston

Posted 02.26.2013 | Sports

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Before the world agreed that Muhammad Ali was "the greatest," 22-year-old Cassius Clay was a challenger who needed to back up his braggadocious talk. ...

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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Champ!

Posted 01.17.2013 | Black Voices

Happy birthday to The Champ! Muhammad Ali celebrates his 71st birthday today, and although it's sure to be much quieter than his 70th birthday festivi...

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Boxing Legend's Childhood Home For Sale

AP | BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 10.27.2012 | Home

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A big piece of Louisville history is up for sale: the house where boxing great Muhammad Ali spent his boyhood. Owner Steve St...

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Ali's Olympic Legacy Lives On

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 07.25.2012 | Sports

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LONDON -- Muhammad Ali moving people to tears by starring again, however briefly, at the Olympic opening ceremony – this time in London? That re...

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The Greatest -- Muhammad Ali -- Turns 70

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.18.2012 | Sports

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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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The New Black Aesthetic Revisited

Trey Ellis | Posted 11.26.2011 | Black Voices

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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.

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

AP | By STUART CONDIE | Posted 07.01.2011 | Sports

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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...

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Rand Paul: Compromise Only Noble On My Terms

Politics Daily | Tom Diemer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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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...

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

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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...

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Kanye West's 19-Year-Old Stylist Speaks

Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

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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 ...

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Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali: Ironies of War and Peace

Brent Green | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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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.

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