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Page 8 July 8, 2020 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Happy Born Day! Jamar Tarver & Hirani Baldwin Love, your family 5010 NE 9th Ave Portland, Or 97211 Phone: 503 284-2989 We specialize in a variety of cuts for men and women, hot towel razor shaves, braiding, hair extension, Shampoo, blow dryer and Platinum fade. Call Today or Walk in !!! Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator A full service flower experience • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services Filmmaker Puts Focus on Kaepernick Netflix series to explore player’s path to activism (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in Black & White” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years to illuminate the experiences that shaped his ad- vocacy, Netflix said Monday. “Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick said in a statement. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years.” Kaepernick, born to a white mother and Black father, was adopted in Wisconsin by a white couple who moved to California when he was a child. In 2016, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback began kneel- ing during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality, drawing both support and criticism, with his detractors including President Donald Trump. Kaepernick be- came a free agent in 2017 but went unsigned. Writing on the six-episode se- ries was completed in May, the streaming service said. DuVer- nay, writer Michael Starrbury and Kaepernick are the execu- tive producers. Kaepernick will appear as himself as the limited Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (left) is working with Colin Kaepernick in a new Netflix miniseries about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. Netflix says the limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White,” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years. (AP photos) series’ narrator, Netflix said. Further casting details and a release date were not immediate- ly announced. Kaepernick called it an hon- or to collaborate with DuVer- nay, whose credits include the award-winning “When They See Us,” which dramatized the Central Park Five case, and the Oscar-nominated documentary “13th.” “With his act of protest, Col- in Kaepernick ignited a nation- al conversation about race and justice with far-reaching conse- quences for football, culture and for him, personally,” DuVernay said in a statement. “Colin’s sto- ry has much to say about identi- ty, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience.” Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl following the 2012 season, filed a grievance against the league in 2017, con- tending teams colluded to keep him out. The sides reached an undisclosed settlement in 2019. The 32-year-old Kaepernick still wants an opportunity to play. A workout in Atlanta last November that was organized by the NFL turned chaotic and re- sulted in no job offers. In the aftermath of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, NFL Commis- sioner Roger Goodell apolo- gized to players for not listening to them earlier and encouraged them to protest peacefully. Goodell says he’s encouraged teams to sign Kaepernick. “This young man is talented enough to play in the National Football League,” league exec- utive Troy Vincent said recently. Happy Birthday Korie!
