Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)

Galleys available National Print Campaign: 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, Young Adult trade publications 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, Jacobin Pitch interviews & reviews to: Christian Science Monitor, Shelf Awareness, Black Agenda Report, NPR.org, Alternet, Truthout, Root, Racialicious, Firedog Lake, Huffington Post, Counterpunch Promote on social media: Michael Bennett has Facebook 31K fans and 230K Twitter followers and is very active on Twitter Promotion through his website: https://www.michaelbennettbook.com Special classroom promotion to have him call in to a winning classroom to talk about the book Limited book events with author in fall, author based in Philadelphia Create curriculum component to accompany YA book

Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds his 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 young people who want to make a difference, a memoir, and a book as hilarious and engaging as it is illuminating.