For the last five years, you can probably count on two hands the amount of times you've seen Colin Kaepernick make any public statements. On October 29, his Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White will be the first time he tells the world the story of the man whose identity has been lost in his iconography.
In the trailer for the Ava DuVernay co-created film, present-day Kaepernick discusses the coming-of-age transformation people undergo as they walk along their specific life path as a younger Kaepernick, played by Jaden Michael, is seen transitioning through numerous phases of his life. We watch younger Kaepernick go from aspiring star at Dutcher Middle School in Turlock, California to celebrated star quarterback at John H. Pitman High School, whose school Hall of Fame inducted Kaepernick in 2018. Throughout the montage, present-day Kaepernick extols the virtues of following your path to becoming who you're destined to be, even as outside forces attempt to fit your life in a predetermined box of what's acceptable. We've heard Kaepernick speak on these issues before, but the Black & White trailer is one of the first times his thoughts are more than words.
