By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, […] ...

"I was too broke to do anything but study, practice and play" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on economic hardship during his UCLA days ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33 of the Los Angeles Lakers holds the ball in the post during an NBA ... what with the blowback over “In The Heights” and its dearth of darker-skinned Afro Latinos in ...

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made headlines more than a month ago after blasting fellow Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen for claiming that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball […] ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar addressed media before the Lakers played the Bucks regarding how he ... to be able to have an Afro and jump in the dunk contest like Kobe Bryant,” James said to loud ...

Abdul-Jabbar talks with Black Enterprise about his work to uplift today’s youth and his new book, What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors, which is a New York ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks at remakes of originally white-cast films — 'What Men ... such as young Jordan slapping away the hands of two white characters reaching to touch her teased-out afro. ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on ‘In the Heights’ Colorism: “We Shouldn’t Be Surprised” From Hollywood to Bollywood, the media has a long history of favoring lighter skin, "and that message ...

He was the all-time leading NBA scorer when he retired in 1989, after winning six world championships. But today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prefers to focus on his role as an activist and social critic ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was working to change the world long before the 7-foot-2-inch center became one of the greatest NBA players ever, and one of the most politically outspoken.. In his 20th book ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may have broken his hip after a nasty fall at a concert Friday night, but the UCLA and Lakers legend’s sense of humor is still fully intact. Abdul-Jabbar offered his take on ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar addressed media before the Lakers played the Bucks regarding how he hopes to develop a bond with the new scoring king LeBron James. Skip to Navigation Skip to Main Content ...