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Watch Kareem On a Panel at the Sports Activism and Social Change Conference

NBA TV's Chris Webber attended the Sports Activism and Social Change Conference hosted by San Jose State University where he had the opportunity to with Dr Harry Edwards and a panel of athletes including Kareem...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Trump’s Muslim Ban Makes America a “Bad Horror Movie”The Hollywood Reporter)

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

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...
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UCLA Honors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (VIDEO)

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

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. The counterintuitive election of Donald Trump has left a...
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Congratulations to Kareem for His Appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee WASHINGTON - 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...
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Watch Kareem in this Spot: Adidas’ Past Creates Its Future (VIDEO)

  Adidas is doing it its own way—and it's working. As part of the relaunch of its EQT shoe line, the footwear brand is debuting a global campaign centered around the idea of originality and...
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The Hollywood Reporter: Black Celebrities Must “Be Fearless and Relentless in Speaking Up” Against Trump (Guest Column)

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...
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The Hollywood Reporter: ‘The Bachelor’ Is Killing Romance in America (Guest Column)

Courtesy of ABC "There is an insidious darkness beneath the fairytale" relationships on the show, which debuts a new season tonight, argues the cultural critic and NBA legend. Sad news for the condom industry: millennials...