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As awards season scandals pile up, dwelling on its historical inaccuracies, or the race or boneheaded past actions of its writer and director, misses the deeper value of an oscarworthy film, writes the nba great and hollywood reporter columnist. Abdul jabbar will sign copies of his book in the museums innovation wing on the first floor from 3 to 4 p. The arts page exclusive kareem abduljabbar on books youtube. Since his stellar professional career, he has gone on to become a celebrated new york timesbestselling author, filmmaker, ambassador of education. We may have kareem abduljabbars manager information, along with their booking agents info as well. He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. 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. As a person born on this date, kareem abduljabbar is listed in our database as the 7th most popular celebrity for the day april 16 and the 8th most popular for the year 1947.
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