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Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

By Dave Zirin and Michael Bennett
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Things That Make White People Uncomfortable is a compelling memoir by NFL star Michael Bennett, co-written with Dave Zirin, that addresses issues of race, activism, and inequality. It offers an insightful journey into Bennett's life and career, highlighting his passionate advocacy against racial injustice and his commitment to social change. Through humour and honesty, the book challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths and encourages courageous conversations about privilege and power.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy biographies that explore social justice, activism, and sports culture. Through candid reflections, the authors delve into topics of race, inequality, and the power of speaking out, inviting readers to engage with pressing societal issues from the perspective of an NFL player and a sportswriter.

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Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.

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National Print Campaign: Send advance copies to the following publications: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Seattle Weekly, Seattle PI, LA Times, NY Times, New York Review of Books, SF Chronicle, Mother Jones, The Nation, Washington Post, Wall St Journal, Associated Press, among many others

Trades: Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal

National TV & Radio Campaign: Newshour with Jim Lehrer, MSNBC Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Chris Hayes, Daily Show, Democracy Now!, Tavis Smiley TV & Radio, NPR shows as appropriate (Tell Me More), C-SPAN Book TV, Tom Joyner Radio Show, David Sirota, Fresh Air, CBC-The Current, GRIT TV with Laura Flanders

Podcasts: Edge of Sports, Politically ReActive, WTF, Chapo Trap House, Jacobin

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Promote on social media: Michael Bennett has 24000+ Facebook fans and 141,000+ Twitter followers and is very active on Twitter.

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Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organiser, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable.

Bennett adds his unmistakable voice to discussions of racism and police violence, Black athletes and their relationship to powerful institutions like the NCAA and the NFL, the role of protest in history, and the responsibilities of athletes as role models to speak out against injustice. Following in the footsteps of activist-athletes from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, Bennett demonstrates his outspoken leadership both on and off the field.

Written with award-winning sportswriter and author Dave Zirin, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable is a sports book for our turbulent times, a memoir, and a manifesto as hilarious and engaging as it is illuminating.

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Things That Make White People Uncomfortable is praised for its powerful and courageous narrative. Critics commend Michael Bennett for using his platform to address social justice issues, highlighting his honesty, vulnerability, and humour. The book is described as a necessary critique of race and politics within sports and beyond, encouraging readers to challenge the status quo and inspiring activism and dialogue.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781608468935

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 April 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Martellus Bennett

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

Collections

Biography & Memoir Dave Zirin Education & Reference Michael Bennett Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Sports Sports Biographies

About the Author

Michael Bennett is a three-time Pro Bowler, Pro Bowl MVP, Super Bowl Champion, and two-time NFC Champion. He has gained international recognition for his public support for the Black Lives Matter Movement, women's rights, and other social justice causes. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans by The Root, was the Seattle Seahawks nominee for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and was honored along with his brother Martellus with a BET Shine a Light award for exceptional service.

He is the cofounder with Pele Bennett of The Bennett Foundation, which educates underserved children and communities through free, accessible programming. He has held free camps and health clinics in Seattle, in his hometown of Houston, in his current offseason home, Honolulu, and in South Dakota on the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.

He donates all of his endorsement money and the proceeds from his jersey sales to fund health and education projects for poor and underserved youth and minority communities, and recently expanded his reach globally to support STEM programming in Africa.

He is the proud father of three daughters, Peyton, Blake, and Ollie.

Dave Zirinis the sports editor for theNationand the author ofseveral books, most recentlyBrazil's Dance with the Devil. Named one ofUTNE Reader's "Fifty Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin is a frequent guest onMSNBC,ESPN, andDemocracy Now!He hostsWPFW's The Collision with Etan Thomas and has been called "the best sportswriter in the United States," by Robert Lipsyte.

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