Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and six-time NBA champion. He is also one of a handful of influential and respected black men in America who has a national platform as a regular contributing columnist for The Washington Post and The Hollywood Reporter where he shares his thoughts on some of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing our nation today. After 50 years as an athlete activist and New York Times best-selling author he offers his perspectives as a nationally recognized speaker who regularly appears on the lecture circuit. His new book Becoming Kareem is an autobiographical account o his tumultuous spiritual and athletic journey from childhood through college and his first year in the NBA. His Emmy Award-winning HBO Sports documentary Kareem Minority of One debuted as HBO's most watched and highest rated sports documentary of all time. Currently Abdul-Jabbar serves as the chairman of his Skyhook Foundation whose mission is to Give Kids a Shot That Can't be Blocked by bringing educational STEM opportunities to underserved communities through innovative outdoor environmental learning. Before President Obama left office in 2016 he awarded Abdul-Jabbar the nation's highest civilian honor The Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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