“My name is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Junior. One reality. The other? I am an African-American male living in Los Angeles.”
In this brief but captivating snapshot of life in L.A., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jr. discusses the paradox of being Black and famous by relation while shedding light on the absolutely dire state of affairs in the African-American community.
Among the daunting series of statistics Abdul-Jabbar Jr. encounters: the average jail sentence for violent crimes is 46 months for Blacks, 35 months for Latinos and 13 months for Whites.
- The State of Black America, Annual Report on Socio-economic Conditions in Black America, National Urban League
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Educational Resources and Outcomes in California, by Race and Ethnicity, Public Policy Institute of California
- Homeownership in the 1980s and 1990s: Aggregate Trends and Racial Gaps, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate (PDF)
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