Current Events
Kicking Off the 2011 Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Series
[flv:https://kareemabduljabbar.com/flv/letsreadletsmove.flv 596 336] July 6, 2011 “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” read U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last week to over 100 students from DC area...
Kareem and Julie Andrews Received the Abraham Lincoln Medal
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception for Julie Andrews and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the White House on Sunday, June 5th, 2011. Later in the evening, Ms. Andrews and Mr. Abdul-Jabbar were...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Lakers, his future, his faith and more
Steve Greenberg - Sporting News If Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is known for one thing, it’s being perhaps the best center in history. Second, he is known -- or not known -- as a taciturn icon who...
A Fight for Justice: The Death of Osama Bin Laden
President Obama got it right in the way he handled the elimination of Osama Bin Ladin. We have achieved a goal but this conflict won't necessarily be ending at this point. For the thousands of...
Leslie Nielson dies at age 84
[flv:https://kareemabduljabbar.com/flv/shirley.flv 592 333] For me, it was a real pleasure to know and work with Leslie Nielsen. He was a consummate professional when the cameras were rolling. And during down time he was a notorious...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Renaissance Man
(Nov. 9) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a modern Renaissance man. by Barry Weintraub The NBA's all-time leading scorer has not stopped setting and achieving goals since retiring from basketball at age 42. In fact now,...
Coach John Wooden- You Will Be Missed
"It's very difficult for me to put in perspective what it means for me to lose Coach Wooden. He has been such a constant in my life. Just thinking of him enables me to draw...
