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Arthenia Joyner notes passing of “The Greatest”

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Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner recalls Muhammad Ali as a man “who never backed down, who fought the good fight.” Ali, the three-time world heavyweight champion and vocal social activist, died Friday at age 74 of septic shock after being hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems. Joyner first met Ali in the early 1970s, when the Boxer spoke at a convention of the National Bar Association, the nation’s leading organization representing African-American attorneys, judges and legal professionals. “I saw him…

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Muhammad Ali taught us all

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The passing of Muhammad Ali affects people from around the world. While he has been out of the public eye for some time, he leaves a legacy unmatched by any politician from any country. His success inside the ring is well documented. As legendary as that was, perhaps his greatest achievements came outside the ropes. When he burst onto the scene 52 years ago, Ali shocked the world and any gentlemanly façade that surrounded the sport of boxing. Baby boomers…

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