Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Friday 01/07/1994

Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about a film he's produced, "The Vernon Johns Story," about an unsung hero of the civil rights movement.

Category: Entertainment Society
Other appearances: December 2013 December 2013 April 2005 April 2005 October 1996 January 1994

Fernando Mateo; Judith Regan; Kareem...
Books, Society, Media
Air Date 01/07/1994
A plan to get weapons off the streets; editor Judith Regan; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on "The Vernon Johns Story"; Lynn Hirschberg on Heidi Fleiss. 55:21
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Taylor Branch
Books, History
Air Date 01/23/1998
Taylor Branch talks about his latest book, "Pillar of Fire." 19:15
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'The Mountaintop'
Entertainment, Society
Air Date 12/27/2011
Playwright Katori Hall, director Kenny Leon, and actors Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett on their play, "The Mountaintop." 34:34
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Vernon Jordan
Society, History
Air Date 03/09/2015
Vernon Jordan talks about the Selma march, Bloody Sunday, and the Voting Rights Act. 13:36
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Ava DuVernay
Entertainment, History
Air Date 01/07/2015
Director Ava DuVernay shares her new film, "Selma," and addresses its timely premiere. 30:52
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