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Jabari
''Jabari'' is a masculine given name, derived from Swahili, ultimately from Arabic, that is most commonly given to African-American boys. It is also an Arabic surname. Etymology Jabari is a borrowing from Swahili ''jabari'' meaning "brave (one)", which is from the Arabic word جَبَّار (jabbār), meaning "ruler". Notable people Given name * Jabari Arthur (born 1982), Canadian football player * Jabari Asim (born 1962), American author * Jabari Bird (born 1994), American basketball player *Jabari Blash (born 1989), American baseball player *Jabari Brisport (born 1987), American activist * Jabari Brown (born 1992), American basketball player *Jabari Greer (born 1982), American football player * Jabari Holloway (born 1982), American football player * Jabari Hylton (born 1998), American soccer player *Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player * Jabari Levey (born 1984), American football player *Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player * Jabari Price (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Parker
Jabari Ali Parker (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, after one season of playing for Duke University. Parker was a standout high school athlete, helping his team win four straight Illinois state championships for Simeon Career Academy, and was named the National High School Player of the Year by Gatorade and McDonald's. In his freshman year for the 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils, he was named a consensus first-team All-American, the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, and the runner-up for the John R. Wooden Award (College Player of the Year). Despite being among the most accomplished high school basketball players in American history, Parker has been often referred to as a draft bust due to his lack of success in the NBA. Early life Parker was born and raised in Chicago's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Jabari
Ahmed al-JabariAlso spelled Jaabari, Ja'bari or Ja'abari. ( ar, أحمد الجعبري; 1960; also known as Abu Mohammad) was a senior leader and second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He was widely credited as the leading figure in the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, and commanded the 2006 Hamas cross-border raid which resulted in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Under his command, along with chief logistics officer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Hamas developed its own military weapons capability significantly by acquiring longer-range guided missiles and rockets. While at the Islamic University of Gaza, Jabari joined Fatah, a Palestinian organization that advocated for an armed struggle against Israel. In 1982, he was arrested by the Israeli authorities and imprisoned for 13 years. After being released he joined Fatah's Islamist rival Hamas' militant wing and was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a bus in Kfar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Hylton
Jabari Hylton (born 5 November 1998) is a footballer who last played for C.D. Once Deportivo of the Salvadoran Primera Division. Born in the United States, he has represented Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ... internationally. Career statistics Club ;Notes International References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hylton, Jabari 1998 births Living people Soccer players from Atlanta Jamaican footballers Jamaica international footballers Jamaica youth international footballers American soccer players American people of Jamaican descent Jamaican expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Oxford United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Histon F.C. players UWI F.C. players National Premier League players Jamaican expatriate spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Smith Jr
''Jabari'' is a masculine given name, derived from Swahili, ultimately from Arabic, that is most commonly given to African-American boys. It is also an Arabic surname. Etymology Jabari is a borrowing from Swahili ''jabari'' meaning "brave (one)", which is from the Arabic word جَبَّار (jabbār), meaning "ruler". Notable people Given name * Jabari Arthur (born 1982), Canadian football player * Jabari Asim (born 1962), American author * Jabari Bird (born 1994), American basketball player *Jabari Blash (born 1989), American baseball player *Jabari Brisport (born 1987), American activist * Jabari Brown (born 1992), American basketball player *Jabari Greer (born 1982), American football player * Jabari Holloway (born 1982), American football player *Jabari Hylton (born 1998), American soccer player *Jabari Issa (born 1978), American football player * Jabari Levey (born 1984), American football player *Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player * Jabari Price (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Brisport
Jabari Brisport (born August 9, 1987) is an American politician, activist, and former public school teacher. He is the state senator for New York's 25th State Senate district in Brooklyn, and the first openly gay person of color ever elected to the New York State Legislature. Early life and education Brisport was raised in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, by a Caribbean immigrant father and a second-generation Brooklynite mother. During Brisport's childhood, his father worked at a sheet metal factory, and his mother was an office manager. He graduated from Poly Prep, a private high school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama. Career Education Brisport taught math to 6th and 7th graders at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, a public school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He is a member of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union. Activism At age 22, Brisport began organizing efforts in support of a bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Brown
Jabari Akil Brown (born December 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers where as a junior he led the SEC in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game. Brown was also named to the All-SEC first team in 2014. High school career Brown started his junior year of high school Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada where he averaged 16 points per game before transferring mid-year to Oakland High School, returning to his hometown of Oakland, California. For the rest of his junior campaign, he averaged 23.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for Oakland High. As a senior in 2010–11, Brown averaged 23.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a senior for Oakland High. He was ranked the No. 19 national prospect in the class of 2011 and named a Jordan Brand All-American; he averaged nearly one point per minute in the All-America Game, scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Greer
Jabari Amin Greer (born February 11, 1982) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football at Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004 NFL season, 2004. Greer also played for the New Orleans Saints. Early years Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Greer moved to Texas at age seven and later lived in Jackson, Tennessee, where he attended South Side High School (Jackson, Tennessee), South Side High School. At South Side, Greer was an all-state selection in football and won seven individual state track championships. College career During his college career at University of Tennessee, Tennessee, Greer participated in track and field as well as football. He broke the 110m hurdles school record that had previously been held by Collin Henderson. He was the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 60 meter hurdles, NCAA Indoor Champion for 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Zuniga
Jabari Zuniga (born August 14, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Early life and high school Zuniga grew up in Marietta, Georgia, the son of Tammy Thompson and Carlos Zuniga and attended Sprayberry High School. He originally only played basketball at Sprayberry and did not start playing football until his junior year. Rated a four-star prospect by '' 247Sports.com'', Zuniga initially committed to play college football at NC State. He de-committed and eventually chose to attend the University of Florida over Arkansas. College career Zuniga redshirted his true freshman season. He played in all 13 of the Gators' games with three starts as a redshirt freshman, recording 25 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss and a team-best 5.0 sacks with 11 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. As a redshirt so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Walker
Jabari Dominic Walker (born July 30, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore with Colorado. High school career Walker played basketball for Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles, California, for three years. For his senior season, he transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. As a senior, he averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. Walker competed for Dream Vision on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He committed to playing college basketball for Colorado over offers from California and Saint Mary's. College career On January 14, 2021, Walker recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds in an 89–60 win over California. In February, he missed six games with a foot injury. On March 20, 2021, Walker scored a freshman season-high 24 points, shooting 5-of-5 from three-point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Bird
Jabari Carl Bird (born July 3, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. He was selected in the second round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. High school career Bird played his high school basketball at Salesian High School where he led the Pride to an overall 100–8 record in his three years on the team. Bird was a McDonald's All-American in high school and was the No. 20 overall recruit in the 2013 class. College career As a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, Bird averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He suffered a concussion in a loss to Oregon on March 11, 2017. Professional career Boston Celtics (2017–2019) After finishing his senior year at California, Bird was selected with the 56th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. On September 5, 2017, Bird was signed to a two-way contract by the Celtics. Under the terms of the deal, he split t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabari Asim
Jabari Asim (born August 11, 1962) is an author, poet, playwright, and professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the former editor-in-chief of ''The Crisis'' magazine, a journal of politics, ideas and culture published by the NAACP and founded by historian and social activist W. E. B. Du Bois in 1910. In February 2019 he was named Emerson College's inaugural Elma Lewis ’43 Distinguished Fellow in the Social Justice Center. In September 2022 he was named Emerson College Distinguished Professor of Multidisciplinary Letters. Life and career Asim was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1962. He attended public schools there before studying at Northwestern University. In welcoming Asim to ''The Crisis'' in August 2007, then-publisher Roger Wilkins said: "Mr. Asim is a seasoned editor, a fine writer and author of a new best selling book. He is a gentleman devoted to the cause of racial justice, is excited about his new role with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Panther (film)
''Black Panther'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and it stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. In ''Black Panther'', T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but he is challenged by Killmonger (Jordan), who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. Wesley Snipes planned to make a Black Panther film in 1992, but the project did not come to fruition. In September 2005, Marvel Studios listed a Black Panther film as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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