Comments on: Dr Brown Reflects On Muhammad Ali’s Legacy

By: Islander

Islander — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:29:58 +0000

Its a lovely article and inspiring. The tales Ali told of disgusting racism that he encountered, tales recounted by a man who inspired so many by his accomplishments – and whose word is therefore seen as the plain truth, paint a picture of vile attitudes that most people today have trouble imagining and almost none can conceive today.

By: say it like it is

say it like it is — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:32:22 +0000

Who is Ewart Brown?

By: Wendy. P

Wendy. P — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:10:59 +0000

We are all brothers, sometimes one brother impacts on each of us more than another does. If we are lucky enough to meet a very significant human being it is natural to feel more of a Kinship with that person. This was well written.. Poignant and reflective. It strikes me that if Ewart Brown found a cure for cancer the haters would still find a way to go on the attack.
And by the way, I never in my life voted PLP snf was a member of the UBP and OBA! I am tired of the political extremes in both camps!

By: Drewson

Drewson — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:57:57 +0000

But you did respond! Lesson not learned.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:07:05 +0000

I too found it moving. Subsequently used the same article to remove remnants of said movement – double thanks to the Doc. Your musings were useful in the end.

By: takbir Sharrieff

takbir Sharrieff — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:38:11 +0000

Muhammad Ali has made an ……impression …..on everyone that he has touched. Even …..the racist Devils……….have been touched ….by him….even though …they can not touch …him. Rest in Peace my brother. Al- hamdullilah ,Allah – u -Akbar.

By: Average Bermudian

Average Bermudian — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 01:49:45 +0000

fey ???

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:56:32 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this tribute to Muhammad Ali from Dr. Ewart Brown. I just wish for a moment that everyone would simply put their politics and their political agendas to one side for a moment and appreciate how “The Greatest” touched people’s lives and that he was a force for good in the World at a time when there was so much antagonism towards him and for what he represented. Thank you Dr. Brown for giving us your account of your encounters with one of the great legends of our generation.

By: Dotty

Dotty — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 23:53:34 +0000

Absolutely.

By: CCT

CCT — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 23:12:16 +0000

You have got to be joking!!

By: Awesome

Awesome — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 22:00:10 +0000

So you feel the same way about Rev Tweed?

By: Awesome

Awesome — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:58:07 +0000

The Milkman hasn’t lost $800M ?

By: Dotty

Dotty — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 20:00:40 +0000

A real sister? Winfield came all the way from the UK to tell us to keep foreigners out and that she understands the black struggle.LOL!!

By: Dr. the Hon. Ewart F. Brown

Dr. the Hon. Ewart F. Brown — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:50:18 +0000

Yes, he did. He taught me how to identify racists and respond or not respond to them.

By: Verly

Verly — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:26:48 +0000

Exactly! Big brother indeed…

By: Verly

Verly — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:25:23 +0000

Exactly my point.

By: Truth Teller

Truth Teller — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:17:21 +0000

Betty Boop you are sounding like Ms. Donald Trump: Everyone knows that some white people divided Bermuda and still do. If you don’t believe me just read all of the history books, studies and reports produced over the last 60 years. Its all there. And each and every one came to the same conclusion that some white people divided Bermuda

And they and their black surrogates continue to do except for the few like Lynne Winfield…..a real sister unlike you Betty.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:50:33 +0000

Oh brother!

By: serengeti

serengeti — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:50:19 +0000

“…it’s interesting to see how paths can cross throughout a lifetime.”

Well, actually, they appear to have been in the same room twice. They met once on a campus in when Mr Ali did a lecture, and once in a bathroom at an airport.

And then Dr Brown was ‘unable to accept a position’ for which he traveled to Miami to interview (although it is not clear whether he was offered a job).

It is not surprising given the well-deserved popularity or Mr Ali that even minor meetings with him are regarded as important in people’s lives. But let’s not read something into it that isn’t there.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:49:38 +0000

Or “We had to deceive you” Probably because he could.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:47:05 +0000

Your struggle is in your mind.

By: Hurricane

Hurricane — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:41:45 +0000

@ Betty Boop, you bet your boots I do, but you won’t seen them in writing here and they don’t consume me in they way that they appear to be doing these bitter souls. I’m done…….

By: Betty Boop

Betty Boop — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:27:26 +0000

oh well, we do have opinions, I’m sure you have one about the OBA.

By: Betty Boop

Betty Boop — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:24:45 +0000

Are you crazy? One of the worst Premiers we have ever had, and believe me it’s not because of his colour, he ruined our country and divided us big time. Dr, Brown will go down in history as the man who famous words were This Too Shall Pass. hahahahahahahahaha.

By: Hurricane

Hurricane — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:37:58 +0000

I don’t know why the haters can’t just read and move on (I can almost see bitterness eating away at them),but I thank you for this Dr, Brown.

By: bee

bee — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:37:30 +0000

everyone dies a hero….

By: Hurricane

Hurricane — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:23:00 +0000

@ Its me again, a chip on his shoulder is putting it mildly. Sounds to me like someone filled with dislike.

By: bluwater

bluwater — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:08:21 +0000

Just this article? Dr. The Hon Ewart F Brown has been pushing his wannabe importance into people’s faces for ages.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:04:44 +0000

I find this more interesting then de Milkman who don’t have a clue or can’t relate to de struggle.

By: bluwater

bluwater — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:04:32 +0000

Yep. It’s all mememememememe! Look at memmmememe! Suprise.

By: North Rock

North Rock — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:01:26 +0000

I read this while I was also in the little room….and I too was moved…ahhhhhhhhhhhhh !

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:36:34 +0000

He’s not that important anymore…just a once was.

By: Verly

Verly — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:58:22 +0000

Go back to school, as you clearly cannot read. Or is comprehension your issue?

Is your sole purpose in life to be Dr. Brown’s cheerleader?

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:58:10 +0000

Define “your country”.

Gitmo was good to you.

By: some ppl dont get tired

some ppl dont get tired — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:43:06 +0000

It appears you are reading his words all out of contexts. You can look up to various people as things that they are not (or do not even reciprocate) just off the mere influence they have had on your life.

For instance…a child who lost or never knew their mother or father has been positively impacted my another individual. Is it your right to nullify their feelings of looking up to that individual as a mother/father simply because that individual does not refer to them as their son or daughter????

It’s so sad how long people hold grudges for certain individuals and let that effect every judgment of that person whether it’s a good or bad situation.

Let it go…

P.S. If you dislike someone so much…don’t waste your time read anything that starts off with their name.

By: Yahoo

Yahoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:27:05 +0000

Had to know Laverne would come rushing to defend…

By: BobsYourUncle

BobsYourUncle — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:20:28 +0000

How does a call from a report about a job to work for Ali reflect on Ali’s character? Sounds more like Brown trying to sound more important than he actually was/is

By: innna

innna — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:44:37 +0000

for someone to be someones big brother one must be a little brother… its how the whole brother thing works

By: innna

innna — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:43:16 +0000

His name is bermuda… and he wants to know what happened to his economy

By: LaVerne Furbert

LaVerne Furbert — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:03:12 +0000

Where did Dr. Brown write that he was Muhammad Ali’s little brother? He did write “I always thought of Muhammad Ali as my big brother”. Every tribute to Muhammad Ali that I’ve read or heard, the person giving the tribute has talked about the impression that Muhammad Ali had on his/her life?

You are the one who is narcissistic, not Dr. Brown.

By: ProudBermudian

ProudBermudian — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:01:44 +0000

Please judge Dr. Brown on this article alone – it’s interesting to see how paths can cross throughout a lifetime and how in a series of short interactions, Ali could so affect someone.

Regardless of your personal feelings towards Dr. Brown, please respect this tribute to ‘The Greatest’.

By: Yahoo

Yahoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:36:03 +0000

Erat never passes up an opportunity to toot his own horn.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:13:38 +0000

Dr Brown,
I find it very moving that you took the time to share this.

By: Its me again

Its me again — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:46:00 +0000

I agree

By: Its me again

Its me again — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:45:38 +0000

Whos this sage person with a chip on their shoulder?

By: Verly

Verly — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:30:00 +0000

Ali your big brother, are you kidding me? A few chance meetings would hardly qualify you as his little brother, Dr. Brown.

This focus of this story seemed to be more on Dr. Brown, and less about the great Muhammad Ali. Narcissism at its best.

By: Betty's son

Betty's son — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:02:45 +0000

There was a time in the life of Muhammad Ali when his detractors equaled his admirers, however today and in history he will be recorded as the greatest. He will be known as the greatest no only for his boxing ability but for the positive impact he made for country and the world. You Dr. Brown find yourself in a similar situation. I am sure that history will record you as great for the positive influence you have had for your country.

By: Sage

Sage — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:18:39 +0000

Did Ali teach you anything about ethics?

By: Really Really BETTTY

Really Really BETTTY — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 23:54:23 +0000

Dr. BROWN it is apparent that you spent some wonderful moments with The Greatest of all time…..you were surely honored to have developed such a relationship with him.

Thanks for sharing your outstanding history with such a Great man..

Keep telling these wonderful historical moments…..