Kareem Abdul Jabbar Tribute to Trailblazing Black Athletes

Year

2024

Credits

AARP Studios
Directed by: Elliot V. Kotek
Written by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Client

AARP Studios

Awards

2022 Webby People's Voice Award Winner

The Games We Play

Basketball legend and longtime social justice advocate, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, sits down with AARP Studios to recite an adapted version of the powerful and moving essay he wrote for the June/July issue of AARP The Magazine. Abdul-

Jabbar talks about the Black professional athletes who helped pave the way for his success, how they taught him to be a significant athlete by fighting social injustice, and the importance of activism among today’s Black athletes.