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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 of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle.
In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professiona...
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BROTHERS IN ARMS
A SEASON ON THE RESERVATION
BLACK PROFILES IN COURAGE
KAREEM
GIANT STEPS
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I wish to thank all who helped get this project up and runninga list that must begin with the late Dr. John Clarke, who conceived the Harlem Youth Action Project. It was during my participation in HARYOU-ACT that I first learned of the enormous contribution black Americans have made to the United States and world culture. I must also acknowledge Mr. Arthur Schomburg, whose Harlem museum is a treasure trove of history that encompasses so many particulars of black achievement. I would also be remiss if I didnt give heartfelt thanks to my cowriter, Raymond Obstfeld, whose talent and dedication permeates every chapter of this book; and to my financial guru, Deborah Morales, whose day-to-day contribution and unerring energy greatly helped to lighten my load as we saw this sometimes daunting project to completion.
To my good friend Rafee Kamaal for sharing my dream and encouraging me to put in written form the story line that ended up as this book. Im also grateful to the films investors, who were willing to risk loss, so convinced were they that this vital piece of heritage be preserved. They include the Dreier family, Ozzie Silna, Michelle Brown, Michael Carabini, Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Erika Bjork, Stephon Marbury, Etan Thomas, Jerry Reinsdorf on behalf of the Chicago Bulls, Allison Weiss-Brady and Chip Brady, and Rodney Hunt. Thank you one and all for your friendship and support. A special thanks to Chad Dreier, the first to step up and offer me his hand in friendship, not to mention his business acumen. It has also been my good fortune to have the backing of Bob Costas and Dennis Gilbert, two dear friends who saw me through a difficult period of transition. To Herbie Hancock for his insightful musical genius and Spike Lee for his gracious guidance that helped make this dream a reality. To will.i.am for embracing our cultural heritage by integrating these musical insights into todays hip-hop culture. My art team, Dustin Tanalin and Jeremy Castro were invaluable for their creative and artistic contributions. Many thanks to my editor, Kerri Kolen, for helping put all the pieces together. And finally, I extend my gratitude to the NBA, the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA Players Association, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers for helping to spread the word throughout the basketball community that we are, all of us, truly standing on the shoulders of giants.
Recognized by Sports Illustrated and Time magazine as historys greatest basketball player (he is the NBAs all-time leading scorer), KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR is also the author of several New York Times best sellers. His previous books include Giant Steps, Kareem, Black Profiles in Courage, A Season on the Reservation, and Brothers in Arms. Since his retirement as a player for the NBA, Kareem has worked as a special assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and acted as a volunteer coach for children on the White Mountain Apache reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona. On the Shoulders of Giants is currently in production as a documentary film.
An associate professor of English at Orange Coast College, RAYMOND OBSTFELD is also the author of over forty books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including studies of the Italian Renaissance, Napolon Bonaparte, and Moby-Dick.
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