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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks at Franklin & Marshall College (VIDEO)

"Kareem's visit to Franklin & Marshall College was a great day. He shared wisdom and experiences before a crowd of 2500 in our packed gymnasium. He gave thoughtful answers to questions from a wide range...
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Kareem Talks about Writing’s On The Wall to People Magazine

Why We Must Unify In his new book Writings on the Wall,  social activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares his thoughts on a U.S. still rife with racism. "Until we get back to making...
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GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING ACQUIRES COACH WOODEN AND ME BY BASKETBALL LEGEND KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR

New York, NY—September 28, 2016 Grand Central Publishing (GCP), a division of Hachette Book Group, is excited to announce the acquisition of COACH WOODEN AND ME by sports icon and bestselling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Talks at Google about “Writings on the Wall” (VIDEO)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a six-time NBA champion. He is also a regular contributing columnist for The Washington Post and Time Magazine, where he shares his thoughts on some of...
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Kareem answers questions about his new book ‘Mycroft Holmes’ (VIDEO)

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Time: Political Incorrectness Is Just a Strategy

According to many politicians, America has a life-threatening illness more deadly than the Zika and Ebola viruses combined. Its name: political correctness. Since the early 1990s, politically correct has been the go-to phrase to whip...
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The Hollywood Reporter: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reviews ‘Birth of a Nation’…And Nate Parker: “Important and Flawed” (Guest Column)

Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures; Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images ['Birth of a Nation' (Inset: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)] "Innocent until proven guilty," writes the cultural critic and former Lakers star of the movie: "Lopsided racial presentation makes it...
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Kareem Says Insulting Colin Kaepernick Says More About Our Patriotism Than His (Washington Post)

Let athletes love their country in their own ways. During the Olympics in Rio a couple of weeks ago, Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks was sprinting intently in the middle of his pole vaulting attempt...
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ESPN National Radio: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Kaepernick’s protest and social injustice (from Russillo & Kanell)

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares his reaction to Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem, including what he would like to see done in terms of social injustice and how Kaepernick’s actions compare...