Michael Bennett

June 17, 2020 | Defensive end with the New England Patriots and author of Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
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MICHAEL BENNETT

Author, Humanitarian, Super Bowl champion
[/av_textblock] [av_one_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-ct5yj5′][/av_one_fourth] [av_one_half min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-aocm29′] [av_image src=’http://manoa.hawaii.edu/speakers/wp-content/uploads/bennet-michael.jpg’ attachment=’1965′ attachment_size=’full’ align=’center’ styling=’circle’ hover=” link=” target=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ copyright=” animation=’no-animation’ av_uid=’av-9nl3gh’ id=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image] [/av_one_half] [av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-739eoh’][/av_one_fourth] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’60’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ admin_preview_bg=” av_uid=’av-5y87o1′] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-41m7wx’ id=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Michael Bennett is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable, and co-founder of the Bennett Foundation, which promotes health and nutrition in underserved communities. A leading participant in the NFL’s National Anthem protests, he is well-known for speaking out on wellness, feminism, and the protection of Black lives. He played twice in the Super Bowl, leading the Seattle Seahawks’ defense to a national title in 2014. He was the spring 2019 commencement speaker at UH Mānoa, and he makes his home in Hawai‘i.
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Reclaiming Humanity: Racism, Violence, Resistance, Love
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 12:00 noon Hawai‘i time

Sponsors: Kamehameha Schools, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, UH Alumni Relations, College of Social Sciences, William S. Richardson School of Law, Pōpolo Project
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