Archive for March 2017
May 5, 2017 – Come See Kareem Speak at SCSU
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
The John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts
Kareem Offers Simple Answers to Complex Issues at Kalamazoo Public Library
“They might not look like you,” the basketball legend and author said Tuesday in Kalamazoo. “They might come from a totally different tradition. But they have the same goals and they believe in the (U.S.) Constitution and equal protection under the law. That appeals to everybody and most people wouldn’t stay here if that wasn’t the case.”
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter: Why ‘Get Out’ Is ‘Invasion of the Black Body Snatchers’ for the Trump Era
The horror hit’s family of “chipper Kellyanne Conways whitesplaining away racism” reveals the modern face of public bigotry, writes the THR columnist and NBA legend, who recalls his own past as the “Good Negro” of white society. I recently watched the highly entertaining thriller Get Out and the deeply disturbing documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Turns Read More »
Read MoreMilwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Interview with Kareem
This was the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar we never got to see during his six seasons in Milwaukee in the 1970s, when he almost single-handedly put the Bucks on the map, led the franchise to its only NBA title and redefined the center position, terrorizing opponents with his signature “skyhook” shot.
Read MoreMashable.com Interview Kareem About His New Book, Politics and More
Becoming Kareem is my most personal book because in it I detail my struggles growing up—literally and figuratively—to develop from a classic Good Boy trying to be what others want me to be to finding my own voice and becoming who I want to be.
Read MoreKareem Discusses Underground Season 2, Premiering Tonight on WGN America (VIDEO)
WGN America does a marvelous job telling the story of Harriet Tubman in Season 2 of Underground. Truly a must watch!
Read MoreWatch a Clip of Kareem Discussing Islam at Milwaukee Theatre
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in Milwaukee Thursday to talk about more than basketball. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Muslim Student Association lead the charge to get the athlete to speak.
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