ETAN THOMAS, a former eleven-year NBA player (and teammate to Michael Jordan), was born in Harlem and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has published multiple books including: We Matter: Athletes and Activism, More Than an Athlete, Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, and Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions. Thomas received the 2010 National Basketball Players Association Community Contribution Award as well as the 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation Legacy Award?both honoring his advocacy for social justice. He is a senior writer for BasketballNews.com and a regular contributor to the Guardian. He can frequently be seen on MSNBC as a special correspondent and cohosts a weekly radio show/podcast with Dave Zirin called, The Collision: Where Sports and Politics Collide.