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Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick’s path to activism
ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES – Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in Black & White” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years to illuminate the experiences that shaped his advocacy, Netflix said Monday. “Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick said in a statement. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years.” Kaepernick, born to a white mother and Black father, was adopted in Wisconsin by a white couple who moved to California when he was a child. In 2016, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality, drawing both support and criticism, with his detractors including President Donald Trump. Kaepernick became a free agent in 2017 but went unsigned. Writing on the six-episode series was completed in May, the streaming service said. DuVernay, writer Michael Starrbury and Kaepernick are the executive producers. Kaepernick will appear as himself as the limited series’ narrator, Netflix said. Further casting details and a release date were not immediately announced. Kaepernick called it an honor to collaborate with DuVernay, whose credits include the award-winning “When They See Us,” which dramatized the Central Park Five case, and the Oscar-nominated documentary “13th.” “With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” DuVernay said in a statement. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience.” Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl following the 2012 season, filed a grievance against the league in 2017, contending teams colluded to keep him out. The sides reached an undisclosed settlement in 2019. The 32-year-old Kaepernick still wants an opportunity to play. A workout in Atlanta last November that was organized by the NFL turned chaotic and resulted in no job offers. In the aftermath of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to players for not listening to them earlier and encouraged them to protest peacefully. Goodell says he’s encouraged teams to sign Kaepernick. “This young man is talented enough to play in the National Football League,” league executive Troy Vincent said recently. Colin Kaepernick, right, is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, left, on a Netflix miniseries about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. Neftlix says the limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White,” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years. AP |
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Looks like he got a taste of white privilege and the guilt must be the drive making him disrespect the national anthem BTW WTF is the "black national anthem"? I didn't know that we were considered a white nation let alone having it split in 2 creating a black nation
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I stream both Prime Video and Netflix. Both of these providers decided to highlight black-related and themed programming choices at the top of their menus.
It goes without saying that I was riveted to the black channels, going for days without eating or sleeping and taping my eyelids open so I wouldn't miss a minute of the compelling stories. So I'm sure you can imagine how much I'm anticipating watching a special about a second-rate quarterback that face-planted his NFL career. |
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Yes a lot of the channels are way overemphasizing the black crap.
Getting harder and harder to find programing that does not include political indoctrination. |
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Netflix is a left wing liberal deal. I got rid of it.
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Be interesting, see black side of a privileged star athlete.
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Just when it looks like he might get to play again, someone offers him money NOT to.
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I get what you're saying. I stopped watching the NFL and NBA completely. I wasn't enamored with the whole thug life mentality in those organizations anyway. But if I stopped using everything that was sponsored by/had ties to liberal factions, I'd be doing crossword puzzles, eating rice cakes and drinking rainwater from a collector in my yard. I'm not going to let politics on the part of some company alter my life or the things I enjoy.
Just like I'm not going to let these self-proclaimed "Superstar Chief Executives" like Bezos and Musk instruct me on what is the proper way to conduct my life. Remember when Howard Schultz of Starbucks thought he'd be an agent of change and pulled that "Race Together" nonsense? Didn't go over too well. I pass right by the black celebration and go straight to binge watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
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Will cancel NetFlix
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This. Mostly. I no longer enjoy the NFL since it became a platform for political expression. So I don't watch it. I love college football and hope it doesn't follow suit, but if it does, and it's looking as though it might, I'll stop spending $1500/year on season tickets and find something else to enjoy. Avoiding Starbucks and Dick's... easy. Avoiding Amazon and Levi's... not so easy. |
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