Ken Burns'd been Muhammad Ali for ten years, [ but ] they still called Ken Burns Cassius Clay, they were sending their own political message :' I am refusing to acknowledge you.' And that is a powerful attack in and of itself :' I am not going to acknowledge your own existence.'.

Howard Bryant

Howard "Howie" Bryant (born November 25, 1968) is an American author, sports journalist, and radio and television personality. He writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, and appears regularly on ESPN Radio. He is a frequent panelist on The Sports Reporters and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for Weekend Edition with Scott Simon on National Public Radio.

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