Politics

April 4, 2017 – University of Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio)

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017 University of Mount Union 1972 Clark Ave Alliance, Ohio 44601 The University of Mount Union is pleased to announce that NBA all-time leading scorer, New York Times-bestselling author, and U.S. Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...
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Record Crowd Welcomes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Annual Schooler Lecture

On Tuesday, April 4th, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member, philanthropist and best-selling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was welcomed by a sold out crowd of nearly 5,000 in Mount Union’s McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex....
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Kareem Offers Simple Answers to Complex Issues at Kalamazoo Public Library

KALAMAZOO, MI -- There are a lot of people here who want to make America a better place, says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "They might not look like you," the basketball legend and author said Tuesday in...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Interview with Kareem

This was the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar we never got to see during his six seasons in Milwaukee in the 1970s, when he almost single-handedly put the Bucks on the map, led the franchise to its only...
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Mashable.com Interview Kareem About His New Book, Politics and More

You've written many books and columns, so why this book and why now? What are you hoping kids will get out of it beyond the facts of a famous person's life? I love writing for...
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Watch a Clip of Kareem Discussing Islam at Milwaukee Theatre

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in Milwaukee Thursday to talk about more than basketball. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Muslim Student Association lead the charge to get the athlete to speak. The star impressed the crowd at the...
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Watch Kareem on Panel at San Jose State University Town Hall Discussing Athlete Activism (VIDEO)

SAN JOSE, CA–San Jose State University today will announce the launch of the SJSU Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at “From Words to Action,” a town hall meeting featuring sports, media and social leaders...
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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...