Politics

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: American Politicians Are A Greater Threat to Democracy Than ISIS

The lying campaign ads, shady voter ID laws and sanctioned dishonesty should be illegal—and those complicit should be arrested. The upcoming mid-term elections should inspire a swell of patriotic pride in our hearts as we...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Meets with President Obama

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar meets with President Barack Obama at the White House
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bruce Levenson Isn’t a Racist; He’s a Businessman

Sure, there are assumptions he makes that are cringeworthy—but the questions about how to attract more white fans were entirely reasonable. Well, the pitchforks are already sharpened and the torches lit anyway, so rather than...
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On the Cover of Time Magazine

The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race Ferguson is not just about systemic racism — it's about class warfare and how America's poor are held back, says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Will the recent rioting in...

Musicians Play Politics

Musicians Play Politics I was honored to work with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas at the Record Plant in Hollywood and help him with the "Yes We Can Video" inspired...

Kareem says, “Yes We Can!”

  I recently joined will.i.am at the Record Plant in Hollywood and helped him do the "Yes We Can" video for the Obama campaign.  I worked with will.i.am on my audio book project On the...