In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. Theres so much more to the story. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
WASP is the only ethnic term that is in fact a term of class, apart from redneck, which is another word for the same group but who are in the lower social strata, so its inexplicably tied up with social standing and culture and history in a way that the other hyphenations just are not. – Christopher Hitchens