Today, the video of Dave Zirin's interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is available on http://TheNation.com, http://EdgeOfSportsPodcast.com, and YouTube. You'll hear and see aspects of this experience that were cut out of the podcast for clarity and time.
TheNation: http://thenation.com/article/kareem-abdul-jabbar-sports-taught-america-that-bigotry-is-not-a-cool-thing/
Short clip: https://youtu.be/hP5aTGcXMwg
Full interview: https://youtu.be/9xtI8c0Dg8Q
In honor of this release, we're bringing back our conversation with Kareem in its entirety. You can hear something new with every listen.
3:11 “These Terrorist Attacks Are Not About Religion” http://ti.me/1x57Sgy
10:13 “This is the difference between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders” http://wapo.st/1NY53ug
10:59 “The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race“ http://ti.me/1mZr2Rc
30:27 “College Athletes of the World, Unite” http://jacobinmag.com/2014/11/college-athletes-of-the-world-unite/
33:53 “Mycroft Holmes” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar http://titanbooks.com/mycroft-holmes-7528/
Kareem's latest article: Why Black People Are 'Invisible to Oscar Voters hollywoodreporter.com/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-why-black-859551
The HBO Documentary 'Minority of One' hbo.com/kareem
Links to Kareem: http://kareemabduljabbar.com | http://twitter.com/kaj33 | http://facebook.com/kaj
Links to Dave: http://edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | http://fb.com/edgeofsports | email: edgeofsports@slate.com
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Music: Bobby Hutcherson (Goin’ Down South, Black Heroes) http://bluenote.com/artists/bobby-hutcherson | Gil-Scott Heron (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Who’ll Pay Reparations On My Soul?, Late Last Night) http://gilscottheron.net | Ibrahim Maalouf (Alf Leila Wa Leila - Introduction)http://ibrahimmaalouf.com
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Special thanks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Deborah Morales, Audy & Janice. Thirsty Tiger TV: Valerie Chow, Angie, Alessandro, Wayne, Scott & Tim. Panoply: Brendan & Andy. The Nation: Frank Reynolds. Produced by Dan Bloom.
