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In New York, he continued trying to convince members to defect from Muhammad. In 1970, Khaalis converted basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor. In 1971 Jabbar donated a $78,000 field stone mansion for Khaalis' headquarters in Washington, D.C. [2]
Until 1969, this "Tudor mansion" [5] was the home of Thomas A. and Edith B. Cannon, founders of the Washington, D.C. "landmark" Cannon Steakhouse. [6] [7]The three-story "plush" residence was purchased in 1971 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for $78,000, [8] [9] who donated it for use as the headquarters of the Hanafi Madh-Hab in November 1972.
Abdul-Jabbar met Habiba Abdul-Jabbar (born Janice Brown) at a Lakers game during his senior year at UCLA. [264] They married in 1971, [265] and together had three children: daughters Habiba and Sultana and son Kareem Jr., who played basketball at Western Kentucky after attending Valparaiso. [266] [267] Abdul-Jabbar and Janice divorced in 1978 ...
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Adam Abdul-Jabbar, son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was sentenced to 180 days in jail Wednesday for stabbing his Southern California neighbor with
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has produced docu-series about major Black historical figures. Like that's a very distinct approach to one's sort of cultural power in the world. And I don't think you have to ...
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (1921 – November 13, 2003), born Ernest Timothy McGhee, was leader of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, D.C. Khaalis founded the group following a split with the Nation of Islam in 1957. In 1971 he won the support of the basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but in 1973, his family was murdered.
On Sept. 12, 2019, comedian Shane Gillis was announced as a new addition to the Saturday Night Live cast ahead of Season 45. Only four days later, Gillis was fired. Gillis' abrupt exit from NBC's ...