His mama called him Clay
But I never called him Clay
I called him Ali
He
Is
The
Greatest
Even though
He
Is
Gone
His greatness is present.
I’ve always called him Ali
Because he
was self determining
He was
A free
black man
In a nation driven by un-freedom and anti-blackness.
He was unapologetically black
I call him Ali cause by the time I learned of him, he had made the world put respect on his name, on his faith, on his politics, and his life.
~ Maco L. Faniel
~ Maco L. Faniel