Raymond Obstfeld
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
"An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
Author
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Traces the evolution of the author's views on social justice, from his youth in the civil rights era to his current role as a cultural commentator on topics ranging from race and economic inequality to music and the influence of the media.
Basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores how the America of today is a fractured society, sharply divided along the lines of race, gender, religion, political party and economic class....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 17
Description
From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings, the fervent fiction and poetry, the groundbreaking art, and the triumphant music gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. Here, basketball star and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on a personal journey...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.