April 29, 2018- Wilkes University- Moderated Lecture & Book Signing ‘Becoming Kareem’ (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2pm Machale Athletic Center in the University Center on Main 169 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 The moderated lecture, “Becoming Kareem” will explore issues such as political activism in sports, race relations, and facing life’s struggles with positivity. He will also address the importance of STEM education in underserved Read More »
Read MoreSOLD OUT-March 10, 2018 – 2018 Literary Lions Gala – Keynote Author & Book Signing ‘Coach Wooden and Me’ (Bellevue, WA)
Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 6pm Hyatt Regency Bellevue 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue WA, 98004 The KCLS Foundation’s annual fundraiser, in its 25th year, is the library event of the year. More than 700 community members join together to raise funds for programs and services at the King County Library System. Guests have the opportunity to have books signed by their Read More »
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar Travels from Court to Classroom to Highlight History of African-American Inventors
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Travels from Court to Classroom to Highlight History of African-American Inventors The NBA all-star says he hopes young students realize the power and influence they can achieve in STEM-related fields By Sam Spengler SMITHSONIAN.COM FEBRUARY 16, 2018 Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants kids to stop looking up to basketball legends. The 19-time NBA All-Star believes we Read More »
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar on ‘Black Panther’: All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie?
Director Ryan Coogler sits down with the NBA legend and cultural critic to assess the film’s significance: “It’s a little like witnessing the unveiling of an enormous statue on the public square — with the public square being the world — of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela dressed in Read More »
Read MoreA talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself
By JOHN ROGERS | AP NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived. One thing Abdul-Jabbar has never been — at least not in public — is chatty. “I’m not known for being a blabbermouth, you know?” Read More »
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2018- St. Phillip’s School & Community Center- 18th Annual Destiny Award Luncheon – SOLD OUT
Friday, February 23, 2018 at 10:30am-11:15am St. Phillip’s School & Community Center 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Dallas, TX 75215 The Destiny Award is an annual luncheon benefiting St. Philip’s School and Community Center. The Humanitarian Award recipient is given to a leader who has demonstrated exceptional work between diverse communities. Their work exemplifies the importance of Read More »
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2018- 2018 Writer’s Symposium By the Sea
February 22, 2018- 2018 Writer’s Symposium By the Sea Interview with celebrated author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dean Nelson in PLNU’s Brown Chapel. After a legendary basketball career, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become a celebrated writer in many genres. His new book, Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court, reveals the depth Read More »
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter: The Olympics Are More Relevant in This Time of Tyrants
The NBA Hall of Famer and THR contributor believes Winter Games athletes should embrace making political statements in the Trump era. As the Winter Olympics in South Korea approach, many have started to ask whether the Olympics are culturally relevant anymore or are just an archaic expression of nationalistic chest-beating. The Sochi Winter Olympics in Read More »
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar: Why the NFL player protests still matter
Football is the perfect public platform for discussing racial disparity, no matter how convincingly sappy patriotic songs and inaccurate textbooks proclaim equality has been achieved Richard Pryor once joked about the relationship African-Americans have with the American judicial system, “If you go down there looking for justice, that’s what you find: just us.” Not much Read More »
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