Former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick watches the Women's Singles second round match between Naomi Osaka of Japan and Magda Linette of Poland on day four of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens, NY, August 29, 2019. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay 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. In 2016, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. His actions drew both support and criticism, with President Donald Trump among his detractors.
Kaepernick became a free agent in 2017 but went unsigned. Writing on the six-episode series was completed in May. Casting details and a release date were not immediately announced for “Colin in Black & White.”
