04187nam 2200793 450 991014856090332120170701144928.01-61893-506-2(CKB)3710000000921986(MiAaPQ)EBC5370327(EXLCZ)99371000000092198620180609h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWritings on the wall searching for a new equality beyond black and white /Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond ObstfeldFirst edition.New York, NY :Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books,[2016]©20161 online resource (245 pages)Includes index.1-61893-171-7 Introduction: Bridging troubled waters -- American politics: The broom of the system -- Racism: Make me wanna holler -- Religion: Worship at your own risk -- Gender: The view from the front yard -- Class struggle: Another day in paradise -- Sports: Are you not entertained? -- News media: I read the news today, oh boy -- Seniors: The aging of Aquarius -- Dear Generation Z: Unsolicited advice for America's youth.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. In his celebrated second career as a writer and social critic, Abdul-Jabbar examines these issues with insight and passion as he draws from his own experiences as a superstar athlete, an inquisitive scholar, a celebrity, a father, an African American and a Muslim. In his columns for Time, the Washington Post and other national publications, he has garnered wide attention for opinions that are unconventional yet disarmingly rational in a time of political absurdity. In this new collection of essays, he probes the roots of bias and unfairness that remain a stubborn part of America, even 240 years after its founding document declared that all Americans are created equal. He makes a compelling case for how America can create equal opportunity for all its citizens, not just the few and the favored.--Adapted from dust jacket.EqualityUnited StatesSocial justiceUnited StatesRacismUnited StatesDiscriminationUnited StatesSocial problemsUnited StatesRacismUnited StatesSOCIAL SCIENCE / EssaysbisacshSPORTS & RECREATION / BasketballbisacshSocial problemsfast(OCoLC)fst01122778Discriminationfast(OCoLC)fst00894985Equalityfast(OCoLC)fst00914456Racismfast(OCoLC)fst01086616Social conditionsfast(OCoLC)fst01919811Social justicefast(OCoLC)fst01122603United StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesfastElectronic books.EqualitySocial justiceRacismDiscriminationSocial problemsRacismUnited States.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball.Social problems.Discrimination.Equality.Racism.Social conditions.Social justice.305.50973Abdul-Jabbar Kareem1947-1249879Obstfeld Raymond1952-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910148560903321Writings on the wall2896207UNINA