A young Colin Kaepernick getting cornrows is a major event in “Colin in Black and White,” the Netflix series based on the activist’s upbringing. Advertisement“One of the things that we wanted to accomplish in telling these stories was being able to paint black and white pictures, giving people references of what microaggressions may be,” Kaepernick says. Executive producer Ava DuVernay said a reason they explored race through hair is because “hair is just a stand-in for anything that has been oppressed, managed, controlled” for Black people. AdvertisementMichael spoke of young Kaepernick’s “need to be embraced by his Blackness” and the obstacles that come with that in the series. “I know you guys don’t approve of my relationship with Blackness, but I still love it.”Jaden Michael as young Colin and Xosha Roquemore as Erica in episode 101 of "Colin in Black and White."

Source: Huffington Post November 05, 2021 03:29 UTC