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Author
Publisher
Andscape
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual shares his story, showing the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same.
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
246 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"When a famously volatile and suspended NFL superstar linebacker and his entourage decide to spend his season in exile in bucolic Dorset--much to the dismay of his early-to-bed, ultra-white neighbors--Des Mitry is put on the spot. And when his 17-year-old sister-in-law washes up on Mitch Berger's beach, bloodied and barely alive, Des is on the case"--
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When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity through the power of radical self-love and knowing your inherent worth.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010, 2009.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome-- as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 223 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's 'Hometown Victory' when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a twenty-three-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as anoffensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job...
6) Kneel
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred.
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Chronicles the lives of four incredible men, the racism they experienced as Black players entering a segregated sport, the burden of expectation they carried, and their many achievements, which would go on to affect football for generations to come"--
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