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Things that make white people uncomfortable : adapted for young adults

Author: Michael Bennett; Dave Zirin
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [Place of distribution not identified] : Distributed to the trade in the US through Consortium Book Sales and Distribution. 2019. ©2019
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents a young readers adaptation of the book that uses humor to discuss racism and violence, denounce the NFL's abuses, and encourage black athletes in the NCAA and NFL to speak out against injustice both on and off the field.
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Genre/Form: Young adult literature
Biographies
Juvenile works
Juvenile literature
Biography Juvenile literature
Biography
Named Person: Michael Bennett; Michael Bennett
Material Type: Biography, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Bennett; Dave Zirin
ISBN: 9781642590227 1642590223
OCLC Number: 1117710315
Description: xvi, 238 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
Contents: Foreword / by Martellus Bennett --
The sit-down/on fear --
Roots --
The NCAA will give you PTSD --
Sports are not integrated --
Soap opera for men --
Brotherhood --
Without food, you're going to die --
"N --
r" --
Black lives matter --
Intersectionality also matters --
Our daughters and the power of women --
Athletes for impact --
You have to forgive to grow --
Get comfortable.
Responsibility: Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin.

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

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