Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “No Vietcong ever called me n*gger.” When Muhammad Ali spoke those words in 1966, he was at the height of his boxing career. Ali’s refusal to fight in Vietnam cost him the heavyweight championship and could have sent him to prison. However, Ali could not remain silent as young black men were being … Continue reading Rapper Jay Z and Barneys: The Role of African American Entertainers in the Black Freedom Struggle.