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      Was Muhammad Ali the Very Last Great American Hero?

      Of this there is no doubt: he was The Greatest.

      Robert Lipsyte
      Jan 28, 2022

      At least once a week, a stranger writing a book, magazine article, newspaper feature, or blog; representing a documentary film, radio serial, or podcast; researching a paper for middle school, high school, or college asks me for an interview about Muhammad Ali. I'm on the short list of live resources because I began covering him when he was Cassius Clay and I was starting out as a New York Times sports reporter.

      Other than, I guess, Abraham Lincoln or Jesus Christ, the current go-to-guy for a quick symbolic fix of history, spirituality, and spectacle is that heavyweight boxer who called himself The Greatest. Somehow, he's now right up there with two other once super-polarizing figures -- the greatest American president and the greatest Christian of all time.

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      The Los Angeles Lakers kneel during the national anthem before the start of Game Five of the Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on August 29, 2020

      America's Greatest Athletes Are Standing Up, Calling This Country To Change

      Despite unprecedented, multiracial demonstrations across the country protesting police violence against African Americans, the horrors keep on coming.

      Jesse Jackson
      Sep 01, 2020

      The greatest athletes in America are standing up for justice at a critical time.

      Despite unprecedented, multiracial demonstrations across the country protesting police violence against African Americans, the horrors keep on coming.

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      NFL Owners' Treatment of Colin Kaepernick Disgraces League and Country

      The owners should pay dearly for their folly

      Jesse Jackson
      Sep 06, 2018

      Colin Kaepernick may yet get his day in court.

      Kaepernick is the talented former NFL quarterback who in 2016 began a protest against police brutality and institutionalized racial discrimination by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Other players joined the protests.

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