Complex sentence: Bennett was nicknamed "Biscuit" due to his tan complexion, while it was originally intended to act as a racial slur, Bennett decided to embrace the term and thus became a role model and activist for African Americans everywhere.
Split into simpler sentences: Bennett was nicknamed "Biscuit" due to his tan complexion. While originally intended to act as a racial slur, Bennett decided to embrace the term and thus became a role model and activist for African Americans everywhere.