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Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
Actor
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Basketball Coach
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Film Producer
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New York City
New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
Jr.
Lew Alcindor
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