| Description |
xxxviii, 220 pages : 1 illustration ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Martellus Bennett -- Preface: The sit-down/on fear -- Roots -- The NCAA will give you PTSD -- NFL reality -- Soap opera for men -- Brotherhood -- Without food, your ass is going to die -- "N---er" -- Time out : a moment of silence -- Black lives matter -- Intersectionality also matters -- Our daughters and the power of women -- Athletes for impact -- You have to forgive to grow -- Afterword: Get comfortable. |
| Summary |
"Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, 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." -- Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Bennett, Michael, 1985-
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Football players -- United States -- Biography.
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African American athletes -- Biography.
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African American athletes -- Social conditions.
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African American athletes -- Political activity.
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Football -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Football -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Sports -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Sports -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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United States -- Race relations -- 21st century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Zirin, Dave, author.
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| ISBN |
9781608468935 (hardcover) |
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1608468933 (hardcover) |
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