The Hollywood Reporter: Trump’s Muslim Ban Makes America a “Bad Horror Movie”

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Getty Images (Protesters at Los Angeles International Airport demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban.) “We can’t suspend our rational minds while a schlockmeister-in-chief turns our foreign policy into the tacky ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space,’” writes the cultural commentator and NBA legend. What makes the haunted house genre so scary is that the hapless…

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March 2, 2017 – University of Wisconsin-Milwuakee Muslim Student Association Brings Kareem to Speak

Basketball legend turned author and political activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will give a speech and take questions March 2 at the Milwaukee Theatre as the guest of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Lecture Series and the Muslim Student Association.

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UCLA Honors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (VIDEO)

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UCLA Honors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at halftime of the UCLA-Arizona men’s basketball game on Jan. 21, 2017 Source: UCLA Athletics’ YouTube   [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=”400″ orientation=”horizontal” no_image=”false” fade=”false”]

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Black Celebrities Must “Be Fearless and Relentless in Speaking Up” Against Trump (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Never before in modern history have we had a president-elect so ill-informed, ill-tempered, irrational and ill-equipped to deal with the major issues that face this country.

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Congratulations to Kareem for His Appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

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The United States Mint is pleased to announce the appointment of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). Mr. Abdul-Jabbar fills the vacancy created this year by the resignation of Steven Roach, a member representing the interests of the general public.

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Watch Kareem in this Spot: Adidas’ Past Creates Its Future (VIDEO)

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On Wednesday, the company introduced a 90-second film “Original is never finished,” which features a mix of modern creators such as Snoop Dogg, hip-hop artist Stormzy, basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and artist Petra Collins, set to the classic crooning of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”

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The Hollywood Reporter: Black Celebrities Must “Be Fearless and Relentless in Speaking Up” Against Trump (Guest Column)

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Illustration by: Thomas Kuhlenbeck; Getty Images (Inset: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Cabinet nominees such as Ben Carson at HUD (“like picking Elmer Fudd to run NASA”) mean that prominent African-Americans need to advocate for their community: “Hope is not a strategy.” Never before in modern history have we had a president-elect so ill-informed, ill-tempered, irrational and ill-equipped…

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