Writings on the Wall….

Writings on the Wall….

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“I can do more than stuff a ball through a hoop. My greatest asset is my mind.” said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a six-time NBA champion about his new book: Writings on the Wall.

Hollywood on the Potomac first met Abdul-Jabbar in June of 2011 when IMPACT Arts + Film Fund held a private screening of  “On the Shoulders of Giants” at E Street Cinema, followed by a private dinner at Lincoln where we caught up with him and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) for an exclusive interview.  Jabbar talked about his early days with The Harlem Renaissance Big Five, his oft contentious relationship with the press and receiving the Lincoln Award – thus the choice of Lincoln Restaurant we assume.  The 7’2 champion interview was a bit of a challenge.  Because there was so much enthusiastic chatter going on at the dinner, we had to interview him in a storage unit……..he sitting down, myself at 5’4 on a step ladder to make eye contact………. an awkward setting, but you can watch the interview here.

Movie Poster On the Shoulders of Giants

“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 Time Magazine, where he shares his thoughts on some of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing our nation today. After 50 years as an athlete, activist, and New York Times bestselling author, he offers his perspectives on how we can work together to solve some of these issues as a nationally recognized speaker who regularly appears on the lecture circuit. His new political book, Writings on the Wall – Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White was just released in Fall 2016 by Time Books and offers his personal perspectives on political issues facing America today.” Publisher

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:  In 2012, Kareem was appointed to be the U.S. Cultural Ambassador by then Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Currently he serves as the chairman of his Skyhook Foundation whose mission is to “Give Kids a Shot That Can’t be Blocked” by bringing educational opportunities to under-served communities through innovative outdoor environmental learning. Kareem’s most recent projects include the HBO Sports documentary, Kareem: Minority of One, which debuted in early November 2015 as HBO’s most watched and highest rated sports documentary. His debut novel Mycroft Holmes—a mystery novel and the first of an action/mystery series based on Sherlock Holmes’s savvy older brother—was released by Titan Publishing in September 2015. Following the success of his novel, the comic, Mycroft Holmes & the Apocalypse Handbook was developed into a series of 5 comic books that will be released in the third and fourth quarter of 2016.

 

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