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Welcome to My World of Sports, Politics and Pop Culture
What have I been doing since retiring from the NBA in 1989? I’ve done some coaching for the Lakers and others. I travelled around the world as the Global Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. I’ve acted on a bunch of TV shows, including Big Bang Theory, iZombie and Dave. I was a contestant on Jeopardy, Splash, and Dancing with the Stars (do NOT go to YouTube to watch me salsa!). And I received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. So, yeah, I’ve been busy...
Emmy Nominated Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
Kareem's 2nd Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Narrator
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has teamed up once again with History Channel to develop a documentary special focusing on heroic African-American figures of the Civil War era.
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Charly Palmer is an artist advocating for Social Justice and he sought out to capture Kareem’s legacy by creating this unique piece of art: "Meanings of Numbers".
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Celebrates 75th Birthday With Former Showtime Teammates
The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated the 75th birthday of franchise legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Friday, April 8 during their last home game of the regular season.
Showtime Reunion for Cap's birthday 👨✈️ pic.twitter.com/ATW7jkHsxA
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 9, 2022
Kareem Bday Celebration at halftime pic.twitter.com/VvyEvVbjMS
— Corey Hansford (@TheeCoreyH) April 9, 2022
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We are excited to collaborate with Bruce Lee’s family to celebrate what would have been his 80th birthday to showcase their friendship and bond for all of you. Enjoy!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
After 51 years as an athlete and activist, he offers his perspectives as a nationally recognized speaker who regularly appears on the lecture circuit. He is the recipient of 2 Columnist of the Year Awards in (2017 & 2018) by the Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Basketball Legend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time NBA champion and the league’s only 6x MVP. He is one of a handful of influential and respected black men in America who has a national platform as a regular contributing columnist for newspapers and magazines around the world, such as The Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter where he shares his thoughts on some of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing our nation today...
Visionary Film Writer
His Emmy Award-winning HBO Sports documentary, Kareem: Minority of One, debuted as HBO’s most watched and highest rated sports documentary of all time. Currently, he is in the writers room working on Veronica Mars for Hulu, and in development on his first original T.V. series for Warner Brothers.
Dedicated to Success
After 51 years as an athlete and activist, he offers his perspectives as a nationally recognized speaker who regularly appears on the lecture circuit. He is the recipient of 2 Columnist of the Year Awards in (2017 & 2018) by the Southern California Journalism Awards.
