Posts by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Commemorate Bruce Lee’s 80th Birthday With New Stories About The Legend
7:41 AM PST 11/26/2020 by Ryan Parker The two men were dear friends who appeared on screen together in the classic ‘Game of Death’. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will honor the 80th birthday of his friend, the late Bruce Lee, by sharing new stories about their friendship. The NBA icon and actor announced Thursday that he would have a conversation…
Read MoreIconomy, LLC Unites Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Bruce Lee to Inspire Global Friendships
Two Icons – One Message of Hope Iconomy, LLC Unites Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Bruce Lee to Inspire Global Friendships What You Need to Know: First-ever partnership between two icons – social justice champion (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and social justice warrior (Bruce Lee) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Lee Family Company release limited edition t-shirts to promote…
Read MoreAmid uncertainty and upheaval, LeBron shows us what an American should be
Watching LeBron motivate his teammates beyond their limits makes him the best on the court, but it’s his commitment to the disillusioned and disenfranchised that truly sets him apart Winning an NBA championship is nothing new for the Los Angeles Lakers. They have been in the finals a record 31 times since winning the title…
Read MoreLaker Time
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teamed up with FOX 11 to narrate a tribute to the basketball team as they head into the NBA finals. Original post on foxla.com
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar: Filmmakers Must Be Free to Tell the Stories They Want
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter columnist disagrees with director Lulu Wang’s assertion that only a Chinese director should tell the story of classical pianist Lang Lang: “The key for any artist is to find the common humanity we all share.” When it was recently announced that Ron Howard would direct a biopic of…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: It’s great that athletes are speaking out. But some of them are spouting nonsense
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings is an amazing athlete. But her recent Instagram posts about being “brave” for not wearing a mask while shopping were ignorant and dangerous.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) After years of being told to “shut up and play,” athletes have finally fought their way out of the…
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Real Superpower of Hollywood’s Black Genre Heroes
Illustration by Jaya Nicely Hollywood’s usual reaction to social protest is to produce a few sincere dramas about the African American experience, but “the real measure of a group’s acceptance by society is when its people are celebrated in popular culture.” When Black Lives Matter started rocking, Hollywood came a-knocking. Considered the largest protest in…
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar on Chadwick Boseman’s Importance to the Black Community
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesChadwick Boseman The Hollywood Reporter columnist reflects on Boseman’s legacy: “We saw a whole history of our people’s struggles and triumphs shining in the bright eyes of one indomitable man.” Chadwick Boseman was not Black Panther. He was not Thurgood Marshall. He was not Jackie Robinson. He was not James…
Read MoreThe Guardian: Hope is a dying ember for black people in the US. Athletes have rekindled it
When I boycotted the 1968 Olympics because of racial inequality I was ostracized. Now white athletes are joining their black teammates in protests Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Do you want to know what it feels like to be black in America this week? Think about Survivor, or Naked and Afraid, or Alone – or any of those wilderness shows in…
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