Colin Kaepernick

Nick Offerman is thrilled to be a part of the cast for the new Netflix series about Colin Kaepernick. The “Parks and Recreation” actor, who famously portrayed the character of Ron Swanson on the NBC sitcom, publicly celebrated being cast in Ava DuVernay and Kaepernick’s limited series, “Colin in Black & White,” in…

After the COVID-19 pandemic led Netflix to kill plans for a fourth and final season of “GLOW,” fans of the wrestling dramedy series have joined several cast members in pushing for a movie to give Ruth, Debbie and their fellow ladies of the ring a proper send-off. But Ruth herself,…

Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe has become a household name. A force for social change and equal pay in women's sports, it's no wonder that her memoir One Life will make you want to get off the couch and effect meaningful change in the…

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“Weeds” alum Mary-Louise Parker and former “Parks and Recreation” scene-stealer Nick Offerman will play the parents of young Colin Kaepernick in the limited series “Colin in Black & White” for Netflix. The scripted six-part series will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early football, basketball, and baseball successes in Turlock,…

The exiled quarterback stands up for an imprisoned revolutionary, bringing Mumia’s case into the current moment. The racism embedded in our criminal justice system has been at the forefront of public consciousness this year. Debates about defunding the police, prison abolition, and how to actually dismantle the entire machine have…

Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick after a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2016. (Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Sports) The video game’s over-the-top celebration of Kaepernick is not only ham-fisted, but downright creepy. Madden NFL 21, this year’s iteration of the only major football video game in the world,…

In the first trailer for “Funny Boy,” which is directed by Deepa Mehta and is released by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, we explore the sexual awakening of a young boy in 1970s and ’80s Sri Lanka just as political tensions will bring the country to a boiling point. “Funny Boy” is…

Colin Kaepernick is celebrating the actor who was cast to portray his younger self in his and Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix limited series about his life titled “Colin in Black & White.” The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback shared his excitement on Twitter about the casting of Jaden Michael, who stars…

Losing starting quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 was devastating to the Cowboys. Losing backup QB Andy Dalton to a scary neck and head injury in Week 7 is a development of desperation for Dallas. Dalton, after a rough game against Washington's good pass-rushing defense…