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Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay are coming together to work on a project that will premiere on Netflix.
Netflix made the announcement on Monday, June 29 that the show, which would be named Colin in Black White, would focus on his high school years with a purpose to “lend meaningful insight into the acts and experiences” that led to him using his platform to protest police brutality and systemic racism in America.
“Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick said in a release.
Kaepernick began his protest by sitting during the national anthem, but after conversations with a Green Beret member, he concluded it would be more respectful to take a knee.
“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,” said DuVernay in a statement.
