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New York Times best-selling author and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines some of the leading political and cultural figures of the Harlem Renaissance - including Marcus Garvey,W.E.B. Du Bois, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Langston Hughes, and many more.
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About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Since retiring, he has been an actor and basketball coach and has authored six books for adults and three for children, including What Color Is My World?, which won the NAACP award for Best Children’s Book. In 2012, he was selected as a US cultural ambassador, and in 2016 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award which recognizes exceptional meritorious service.
About Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin
is an accomplished actor and singer on the stage and screen. He has spent nine
seasons as Detective Edward Green on the perennial hit Law & Order. In the theater, Martin originated the role of
Thomas B. “Tom” Collins in Jonathan Larson’s award-winning musical Rent. He also reprised his role in the
film adaptation. An alumnus of NYU and a classically trained stage actor,
Martin currently resides in Manhattan.