Q&A: Laila Ali on Sports Humanitarians and How Much Her Father Cared About People

Plus, being a contestant on the new Celebrity Apprentice

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Ahead of the ESPY Awards Wednesday night on ABC, ESPN will hold its second annual Sports Humanitarian Awards tonight. The event at the Conga Room at L.A. Live will air as a half-hour special Friday night on ESPN. Proceeds will benefit the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund at The V Foundation.

Laila Ali returns to host the show, which will include a special tribute to her father, Muhammad Ali, who died last month. Ali, who appears on CBS Sports Network's We Need to Talk and will be part of the cast of the new Arnold Schwarzneggger-hosted Celebrity Apprentice, spoke with Adweek about her father's humanitarian efforts and why it's so important that athletes use their status to give back to their communities.

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