Notes for "Make it Plain" on 12/9/16

1:19: Discussed Muhammad Ali & Malcolm X in regards to the Week 9 reading

• Muhammad Ali could be compared to Colin Kapernick
• In both political stance and how people viewed them
• Muhammad Ali stayed with the Nation of Islam
• Was stripped of title due to not going with the draft.
• Went all the way to the Supreme Court to become exonerated

1:40: Watched Liston v Clay video

1:45: Read the “In Defense of Cassius Clay”

2:10: Watched Speeches

• Ms. Mason
• On ridding life-saving medicines of side-effects
• Ms. Hunter
• On dying
• Mr. Trepagnier
• On getting into the MLB Hall of Fame
• Ms. Carbo
• On “Actually Living”
• Ms. Mathieu
• On not knowing
• Ms. Williams
• On seeing her son successful (on his own terms)
• Mr. Dufrene
• On not knowing
• Ms. B
• On finding out what love means in different cultures

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