Ava DuVernay is bringing more necessary content to Netflix show. She’s apparently developing a new show centered on the high school years of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback-turned-activist, who came under fire by publicly protesting police brutality in 2016.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Colin in Black & White will tell the story of him as a young Black boy adopted into a white family, who eventually took a knee in front of the nation in protest.
Kapernick’s voice will narrate the show, explaining the experiences that informed his later choices. “Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” said Kaepernick in a statement. “We seek to give new perspectives to the differing realities that Black people face..
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