harry atwood, his relationship with carlos and smith broke because he did not go to the medal stand protest in mexico city. so relationship were broken. there was money that was lost. i think today, as kind of a followup to that question, that many athletes do not -- black athletes do not protest today because the black athlete of that day was less concerned about the money they made, but more concerned about the future of their culture. today, many black athletes are so in love with the income that they might lose, that is the reason, in my view, that many black athletes today do not stand like lebron james. now, lebron james, it can be argued that lebron james -- if he lost a lot of money, he still had more than other people. to lose any of your money is your right. he doesn't have to do that. he's choosing to do that, a plaud him for it. a plaud kaepernick for what he's doing. but one has to make a decision, culture or cash. >> and why did you decide to write this book? >> i wrote this book because i was trying to participate in an ongoing discourse that i felt was being shaped by our cu

harry potterbook. >> see you in september. >> reporter: it includes a live event in which atwood and various guests will take part than 1,000aters around the world. and atod herself, an celebrity, has been glammed up for magazine and other features. you are in rare air for a novelist, for a writer. >> i'm in rare air for an old g tty writer. it's a good that i'm old, because if this happened to younr people, it would probably ruin their life. where do you go from here except wn? >> reporter: are you enjoying it? >> of course i'm enjoying it. i would be lying to say otherwise. you saw thpictures of me with hair extensions. who wouldn't enjoy that? ( laughter ) >> reporter: for the pbs toronto., i'm jeffrey brown in >> woodruff: finally tonight, we remember a woman who helped changed the law and the lives of tens of millions of people with disabilities. marca bristo may not have been a iusehold name, but her work seepednto many u.s. households. paralyzed from the waist down after a diving accident when she was 23, bristo became a long time disability rights activist n om her home se in chicago. she worked on improving access

atwood's handmaids have become part of the protests. lture, popping up in and the frenzy around the new book is intense, unusual for any novelist this side of j.k rowling and another "harryter" book. >> see you in september. >> reporter: it includes a live event in whichtwood and various guests will take part tuesday and telecast in more than 1,000 theaters around the world. and atwood herself, an celebrity, has been glammed up for magazine and othereatures. you are in rare air for a novelist, for a writer. >> i'm in rare air for an old thtty writer. it's a goog that i'm old, because if this happened to unger people, it would probably ruin their life. where do you go from here except down? >> reporter: are you enjoying it? >> of course i'm enjoying it. wosed be lying to say otrwise. you saw the pictures of me with hair extensions. who wouldn't enjoy that? ( laughter ) >> reporter:hoor the pbs ne, i'm jeffrey brown in toronto. a woodruff: finally tonight, we rememboman who helped changed the law and the lives of teh of millions of people w disabilities. marca bristo may not have been u household nameher workol seep into many u.s. households. paralyzed from the waist down