Black people dont have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. Thats not normal, even for my age. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Just about every childrens book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world? – Jonathan Safran Foer