Archive for November 2016
December 12, 2016 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Earns Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award (Brooklyn, New York)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell will receive the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award in honor of their athletic achievement and leadership as social activists.
Read MoreLivestream 2:55pm EST: Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom Live (VIDEO)
President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar receive the award live at 2:55 pm EST. [share title=”Share Online” facebook=”true” twitter=”true” google_plus=”true” linkedin=”false” pinterest=”true” reddit=”true” email=”true”] Related News [recent_posts type=”post” category=”news” count=”3″ offset=”1.” orientation=”horizontal” no_image=”false” fade=”false”]
Read MoreApril 4, 2017 – University of Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio)
The University of Mount Union is pleased to announce that NBA all-time leading scorer, New York Times-bestselling author, and U.S. Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will join us on campus on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 to present the Schooler Lecture.
Read MoreCongratulations to Kareem for being named a Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor…
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Interviewed By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Race, Family and ‘Fences’ in the Trump Era
The actors sit with the NBA legend and cultural commentator to discuss adapting August Wilson’s classic — the suddenly urgent ‘King Lear’ of African-American plays — “to inspire Americans to dismantle this tyrannical cycle.” “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” wrote Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy in Anna Karenina in…
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar: What it means to be black during a Trump administration
Nicholas M. Butler, the Nobel Prize-winning American philosopher, once said that optimism is the foundation of courage. Today, African Americans will have to dig pretty deep to find that foundation…
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar Remains Passionate About Political and Social Activism – LA Daily News
“It wasn’t enough to talk about what was right,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “They took action, putting their own safety in peril in order to do the right thing. Their example of enduring so much public hatred yet still forging head to further the cause of equality made me realize I would be ashamed if I didn’t do my part.”
Read MoreA Conversation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Harvard (VIDEO)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined moderator Henry Louis Gates, Jr., for a discussion of race relations in the United States. The speakers discussed social and political activism, their personal experiences, and the social responsibility of respected athlete-celebrities. The speakers then fielded questions from the audience. [share title=”Share Online” facebook=”true” twitter=”true” google_plus=”true” linkedin=”false” pinterest=”true” reddit=”true” email=”true”] Related News…
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