It’s been 100 years since Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and 60 years since he was assassinated. His expansive legacy is the focus of a new book written by journalist Mark Whitaker. He sat ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was working to change the world long ... Jr. (Abdul-Jabbar changed his name in 1971 after converting to Islam) felt out of place among the professional reporters, "the serious ...

After converting to Islam in 1971, he changed his name from Lew Alcindor Jr. to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Arabic, his name means a noble and powerful servant of Allah. Wearing number 33, the seven ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in Harlem, New York, in 1947. His original name was Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., but he changed it after converting to Islam, influenced by Malcolm X.

In 1971, in his championship season, Abdul-Jabbar informed the world that following his conversion to Islam, he would be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and no longer wished to be called Lew Alcindor.

In the summer of 1968, Abdul-Jabbar made the shahada twice and switched from Catholicism to Sunni Islam. Before that, he was known as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. He took the name Kareem Abdul ...

LeBron James did the unthinkable on Tuesday. His 38 points against the Thunder were enough to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the record books for most career regular-season points, a benchmark that ...

56 years ago, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Muhammad Ali and others ... where he converted to Islam. After three years in the university, the player famous for his signature ...

Many fans know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the legendary big man who currently holds the all-time record for points. Before making a name for himself as Kareem, he was first known as Ferdinand Lewis ...

Abdul-Jabbar was a vital part of that push. He also converted to Islam to embrace his Black African heritage, and changed his name from Lew Alcindor to Kareem (generous) Abdul (servant of Allah ...