Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – “He protested before Colin Kaepernick”

Stephen A. speaks with former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul Rauf about his Showtime documentary Stand  and how it reveals reading Malcolm X’s book not only changed his life but made him thirst for knowledge. He also discusses that not standing for the national anthem made him a league pariah and eventually derailed his career even though he was one of the best guards in the league.

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