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Number One
I’ve been honored by being chosen the Number One college player of all time. It is a very special honor for me because I have been picked ahead of some of my heroes and many...
Benjamin Banneker: The Colonial Da Vinci
Historians routinely praise Thomas Jefferson as one of the smartest men of his time. He was educated, well read, a prolific writer (hey, he wrote the Declaration of Independence!), a dedicated statesman, and one of...
Fit after 50: Staying Flexible With Yoga
(Photo left: then; Kareem 1981. Photo right: now; Kareem 2008) Yoga scares some people. They imagine a white-robed cult of New Age zombies sipping herbal green tea and smiling vacantly. For some, the problem is...
Q & A at the American Library Association
I would like to share with you such great time I had responding to audience questions at the ALA Midwinter Meeting President's Program, Jan. 13, 2008, speaking about my greatest basketball memory, the reason I...
Political Maelstrom
It seems that I have stepped into the political maelstrom forming as the November elections approach. Rocky has asked about how the Republicans are trying to portray Obama as a Muslim and how it might...
Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus
I received an inquiry in February from Jacques who wanted to know if Sonny Rollins plays the saxophone on the Rolling Stones' "Tattoo You" album. The answer is yes. It is always a pleasure to...
Castro Moves On
(From left: Castro at Hotel Theresa, Harlem. Top right: Castro and Malcom X. Bottom right: Fidel Castro) Cuba has gotten some intense media attention recently because of the “retirement” of Fidel Castro, who has passed...
