Archive for April 2019
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How Misbehaving Stars Use Their Kids as Brand-Enhancing Props
When the famous bribe their kids into college or parade them on TV they are really using the façade of a perfect family to burnish their own image and justify their own bad behavior. We’ve all seen horrendous news reports of desperate parents leaping into a roiling ocean to save their drowning children — only Read More »
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar #2 & Bill Walton #1 on The Loop Final Four Countdown: Best NCAA Players
By KEVIN CUSICK | kcusick@pioneerpress.comcreate new email | Pioneer Press PUBLISHED: April 3, 2019 at 4:00 pm | UPDATED: April 4, 2019 at 7:24 am 2. KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR He was known as Lew Alcindor when he arrived on the scene as a prep phenom at New York’s Power Memorial High School. He matriculated to UCLA, where he won a national title, Most Outstanding Player Read More »
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks On Race, Activism
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, basketball Hall of Famer, six-time NBA champion, author, filmmaker and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited ETSU on March 28 for a Q&A. The session was co-moderated by Carshonda Harris, director of the Multicultural Center, and Stephen Marshall, chair of the Media and Communication department. The forum took place in a packed Read More »
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