Ava DuVernay to Helm Series on Colin Kaepernick's High School Years

, will focus on Kaepernick’s formative adolescent years as a black teenager, shaping him into the civil rights leader who has protested police brutality both on and off the football field.was developed in 2019 and recently completed this past May. Emmy-nominated screenwriter Michael Starrbury, who worked with DuVernay on the acclaimed limited series, is credited as a writer and executive producer alongside DuVernay and Kaepernick, who will himself appear as the narrator of the series.

“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. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at“Too often we see race and black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick added.

Disgusting... Cancel Betflix

how is this helping the movement?

ava Mr Kaepernick7, thank you for your service! Kudos ava Nike Medium KaepernickPub NewYorker netflix! I’m still waiting for NFL 49ers nflcommish to acknowledge their mistake in punishing peaceful protest. Imagine the pain that could have been saved.

Will his white parents and privileged upbringing be part of this special?

Why is this important?

Whoop-dee-do.

LOL... you’ve GOT to be kidding

ava Sweet! Looking forward to this!

Fantastic!!

Instant hit

LlaurenLyle No thanks

ava Yes!!!

AVA 👏👏👏

LlaurenLyle No thanks

Go Ava👊🏾👊🏾

Thank you Ava DuVernay!

ava is amazing at what she does, it's going to be a masterpiece, for sure! Colin is a trailblazer and his story should be told exactly by a black person ans you can't find anyone better for the job than her!

Well, I have hopes of getting a Netflix special if Colin can manage to get one.

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DuVernay does great work! She's a really talented director.

Fuck this guy so hard

Great

Pass

And one day he would put on socks depicting cops as pigs and earn a huge multi-million dollar Nike endorsement deal. Only in America!

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