Writing
Time: Trump and ISIS Depend on Irrationality
“We are deranged,” laments the narrator of Karl Shapiro’s poem “Auto Wreck” as he stands with other rattled witnesses beside a bloody car accident. “Our throats were tight as tourniquets,/Our feet were bound with splints.”...
The Hollywood Reporter: Muhammad Ali, the Entertainer With an Edge (Guest Column)
SGranitz/WireImage (Kareem Abdul Jabbar (left), Muhammad Ali) The basketball hall of famer and Ali's friend writes that no one understood sports as entertainment or knew how to bring politics into it better than the heavyweight...
Time: Muhammad Ali Became a Big Brother to Me—and to All African-Americans
When I first met Muhammad Ali, he was performing magic tricks on Hollywood Boulevard. I was a freshman at UCLA walking along the street with two of my school buddies when we saw him strolling...
The Hollywood Reporter: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Remembers His “Friend and Mentor” Muhammad Ali
Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Fight Night; Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images (Muhammad Ali (left), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) "I may be 7’2" but I never felt taller than when standing in his shadow." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar paid tribute...
Huffpost: I Never Felt Taller Than When Standing in Muhammad Ali’s Shadow
During my more than 50 years in the public eye, I have met hundreds of renowned celebrities, artists, athletes, and world leaders. But only a handful embodied the self-sacrificing and heroic qualities that defined my...
Kirkus Reviews – Review of Kareem’s New Book “Writings on the Wall”– Coming This Fall
Coming This Fall Pre-Order Now → KIRKUS REVIEW Read Review at Kirkus Reviews Insights into life from the cultural commentator and former Hall of Fame basketball player. Combining his personal experiences as a black Muslim male...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Write ‘Mycroft Holmes’ Comic Book Series
The NBA All-Star is taking on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes' smarter brother this summer. Not content with being an NBA legend and columnist for the Washington Post, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is adding a new career to...
Recipe for a Legend by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
There have been a lot of great basketball players, but few have achieved the status of Legend. Kobe Bryant became a legend the old-fashioned way, through dedication to practice, commitment to his team, enthusiasm for...
Kareem’s New Book “Writings on the Wall” Coming This Fall
Coming This Fall Pre-Order Now → Writings on the Wall Publication Date: August 2016 Publisher: Time Books, Inc. Basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today, from race and economic...