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Release Date: 2001

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Mario Van Peebles, Joe Morton, Jeffrey Wright, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Michele, Paul Rodríguez, Ron Silver, Giancarlo Esposito, Bruce McGill, LeVar Burton ...MORE

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Ali is a 2001 American biographical film directed by Michael Mann. The film tells the story of boxing icon Muhammad Ali, played by Will Smith, from 1964 to 1974 featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Michael Bentt), his conversion to Islam, criticism of the Vietnam War, banishment from boxing, his return to fight Joe Frazier (James Toney) in 1971, and, lastly, his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974. It also discusses the great social and political upheaval in the United States following the assassinations of Malcolm... MORE

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Conversation with African Poet and Writer Ali Mazrui

Conversation with African Poet and Writer Ali Mazrui Ali Mazrui discussed the state of contemporary African culture and post-independence literary production. Speaker Biography: Ali Mazrui is an academic and political writer on African and Islamic studies and North-South relations. He is an Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. For transcript, captions, and more information visit www.loc.gov From: LibraryOfCongress Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 53:44 More in Education

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Fight Night Champion iPhone Gameplay Video
Holyfield delivers teeth-rattling haymakers with just a swipe of your thumb in Fight Night Champion for iPhone.
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Saleh calls for early elections
Speaking at a pro government rally in Sanaa, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says the country needs early presidential elections in order to avoid further bloodshed.
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Celebrations after attack on Saleh
Protesters chanted "leave leave" as reports circulated that President Ali Abdullah Saleh was headed to Saudi Arabia to be treated for neck and chest wounds. Deborah Gembara reports.
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Yemeni government plans for Saleh's return
A Yemeni government spokesman told Reuters that President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return to the capital Sana'a after he has recovered from his injuries. Jon Decker reports.
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Yemenis demand transitional council
With President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of the country, Yemeni protesters claim he has fallen and are pushing ahead with demands to form a transitional council. Simon Hanna reports.
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Yemen youth agree to Gulf mediation
Protesters in Yemen say they do not object to Gulf mediation in their country's political crisis but insist that all remnants of Ali Abdullah's Saleh's regime must go. Sunita Rappai reports.
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Out in force in Yemen
Hundreds of protesters are back on the streets of Sanaa as they continue to call for the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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GRITtv: The F Word: Children Becoming Collateral Damage
Christina-Taylor Green was nine years old. She was born on September 11, 2001. She died on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, along with a federal judge and four others in a shooting targeting her Congresswoman. Green had recently been elected to student council....
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GRITtv: Dave Zirin: Two Souls in Sports
Dave Zirin, author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, argues passionately for progressives to be engaged and aware of sports rather than writing them all off as a conservative enterprise. Watch the full interview at http://grittv.org!...