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Autore: | Abdul-Jabbar Kareem <1947-> |
Titolo: | Writings on the wall : searching for a new equality beyond black and white / / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld |
Pubblicazione: | New York, NY : , : Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books, , [2016] |
©2016 | |
Edizione: | First edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (245 pages) |
Disciplina: | 305.50973 |
Soggetto topico: | Equality - United States |
Social justice - United States | |
Racism - United States | |
Discrimination - United States | |
Social problems - United States | |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays | |
SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball | |
Social problems | |
Discrimination | |
Equality | |
Racism | |
Social conditions | |
Social justice | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Social conditions |
United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | ObstfeldRaymond <1952-> |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Writings on the wall |
ISBN: | 1-61893-506-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910148560903321 |
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