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Representation: How black athletes can change communities

Muhammad Ali's death has brought back into focus the power sport has on wider society, especially for black America. So who are the modern day black athletes giving voice to the community they came from and could they be doing more? We speak to Jesse Owens’ daughters Marlene and Beverley alongside Louis Moore, Professor of History at Grand Valley State University.

Photo Credit - Getty Images (Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali and Lebron James).

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17 minutes