A personal letter from Kareem explaining his program and how your league and its teams can be Kareem's guest at an NBA Playoff game. We hope that you will consider joining us in supporting this inspiring educational basketball initiative.

On the Shoulders of Giants invites readers to take an extraordinary journey from the 1920s to the 1940s through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had not only on African-American history, but all of our history… American history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem’s rise to greatness but other icons as well. In the audio series, Kareem shares fascinating private conversations with such legends as Herbie Hancock, Maya Angelou, will.i.am, Quincy Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., Billy Crystal, Jesse L. Martin, Avery Brooks, Bob Costas, Dr. Julius Irving, Coach John Wooden, Jerry West, Charles Barkley, James Worthy, Bill Russell, and many other of today’s NBA players.

Raise Your HOOP IQ" fund-raising program