TV TATTLE
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to produce History Revolutionary War documentary Black Patriots
-
The NBA legend-turned-pop-culture writer's documentary will tell the story of the most significant black figures from the Revolutionary War era, including Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, Phillis Wheatley and James Armistead Lafayette. Black Patriots premieres during Black History Month on Feb. 19.
TOPICS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, History, Black Patriots, Documentaries
More Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Primetimer:- Recommended: Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers on Hulu
- Winning Time's best aspect was to not take its legends seriously, making them "more humanesque"
- How Winning Time wrestles with Blackness is more important than its portrayal of basketball
- Airplane! directors speak out against Winning Time after playing themselves in the first episode
