Author Description

<b>“Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book.” — <i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><br>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter.<br>Back matter includes an authors’ note and sources.