The White House names 21 Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees. President Obama said these individuals are an inspiration to everyone.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, subject of a new HBO documentary, ‘Kareem: Minority Of One’ recently spoke out on NBA legend Michael Jordan. Jordan, who once refused to endorse a Democratic senatorial candidate because “Republicans buy shoes too” was criticized by Abdul-Jabbar for choosing “commerce over conscience…It’s unfortunate for him, but he’s gotta live with it.” Jabbar was […]
As former Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal remains at the center of controversy, many people are speaking out in her defense. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of basketball’s all-time greatest players, announced Tuesday morning that he has cancer. The sports legend made the public disclosure nearly a year…
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabaar appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and had this to say:
NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who is known for speaking out on issues of race in the United States, has weighed in on the alleged…
I can relate to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s list of 20 things he wishes he knew at 30. Like cooking, everybody should know how to feed themselves, at any age. Learning yoga, the piano and more about my family history are good aspirations to have accomplished at 30 years old. Maybe I was too busy being a […]
Yes, I’m gloating. Yes indeed I’m gloating. You can bet your sweet derriere I’m gloating. On Wednesday night, March 27, 2013, the Chicago Bulls officially…
In honor of Black History Month, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has created a documentary called “On the Shoulders of Giants,” about the Harlem Renaissance Big Five.
It would be easy to say that a black man born in 1947, in the ghetto of uptown Manhattan, has the odds stacked against him. But Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood tall—7 feet, 2 inches tall — in the midst of this troublesome time and place. In high school, he won three straight New York City Catholic […]
