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Muhammad Ali To Receive NAACP's President's Award

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Feb 3, 2009 12:16 pm US/Pacific

Muhammad Ali To Receive NAACP's President's Award

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Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Muhammad Ali, former world heavyweight champion, Jan. 28, 2006.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Muhammad Ali (L) fights Trevor Berbick.
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Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali will receive the NAACP's 2009 President's Award, recognizing his lifetime of public service and humanitarian efforts, the organization's president announced today.

Ali will receive the award during the 40th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Feb. 12 at the Shrine Auditorium.

"Muhammad Ali inspired a generation," said Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "We are honored to recognize the accomplishments of one of the most respected and admired men of all time, who earned a special place in our hearts and minds not only for his success inside the boxing ring but for his role as an outspoken, charming and witty leader, activist, humanitarian and artist.

"He is truly `The Greatest of All Time' and worthy of this award," he said.

Previous recipients of the NAACP President's Award include Susan Taylor, Ella Fitzgerald, Jesse Jackson, Ryan White, Bryant Gumbel, Tavis Smiley, Condoleezza Rice, former President Bill Clinton and Venus and Serena Williams.

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