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Officially named a U.S. Ambassador of Culture.
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Between childhood, boyhood,
adolescence
& manhood (maturity) there
should be sharp lines drawn w/
Tests, deaths, feats, rites
stories, songs & judgements
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Re: Kareem Abdul Jabbar: U.S. Dignitary
You mean Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.? I guess a Muslim sounding name makes him a Cultural Ambassador.Originally posted by freakyfreaky View Post"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X -
Re: Kareem Abdul Jabbar: U.S. Dignitary
The designation of a black and a converted Islam to this position is great for the tolerance story that the americans need to project.Comment
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Re: Kareem Abdul Jabbar: U.S. Dignitary
This seemed to have been popular during the U.S. vs. Communism years. Many African Americans changed their "slave" names to Muslim names influenced by the "Nation of Islam"Originally posted by Hai View Post
Last edited by KanadaHye; 01-19-2012, 08:26 PM."Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm XComment
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