Karim abdul jabar is one of america's leading public intellectuals. He and tyler share a fascination with the character of mycroft holmes, the subject of karem's latest book. In 19 88, forty three % of black students were in majority white schools. To day, that's gone down to 23%. Now we have an african American president. What has gone wrong?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on segregation, Islam, Harlem vs. LA, Earl Manigault, jazz, fighting Bruce Lee, Kareem’s conservatism, dancing with Thelonious Monk, and why no one today can shoot a skyhook.
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