*Colin Kaepernick has inked a first-look deal with Disney that will allow his Ra Vision Media to create projects that focus on race, social justice, and equity.
The partnership will also spotlight Black and Brown content creators.
Here are the details from ESPN’s release:
The Walt Disney Company today announced an overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equity, and will provide a new platform to showcase the work of Black and Brown directors and producers. The first-look deal will extend across all Walt Disney Platforms including Walt Disney Television, ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, and The Undefeated. Kaepernick will work closely with The Undefeated, which is expanding its portfolio across Disney, to develop stories from the perspective of Black and Brown communities.
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The first project coming out of this partnership is docuseries about the last five years of Kaepernick’s life. Veteran journalist Jemele Hill is attached to produce.
Hill tweeted about the project:
I have always known Colin is on the right side of history and this is an opportunity to make sure history continues to always reflects that.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 6, 2020
Kap’s Disney deal follows news about his new scripted series for Netflix titled “Black & White.”
The six-episode scripted show will examine the early years of the athlete with the former NFL quarterback lending his voice for narration, per Sports Illustrated.
The show will highlight key events of his youth that helped shape the activist that he would become during his NFL career.
Ava DuVernay has been tapped to produce.
Kaepernick has also joined Medium’s Board of Directors to help amplify stories of race and civil rights and give a platform to people of color.
Medium CEO Ev Williams said in a statement on Thursday that Kaepernick’s insight is “desperately needed” in the industry, per blavity.com.
“I met Colin a couple years ago and have been wanting to work with him ever since. When he launched Kaepernick Publishing in February, we started a conversation and quickly realized how closely our ideals and sensibilities align. I know he will bring valuable insights and leadership to Medium, especially in this moment when the world is finally catching up to his vision on racial justice,” he wrote.
“Through this partnership, Colin will be publishing across Medium’s platform, including a collaboration with Medium’s editorial team leading Level and Momentum. He will be sharing his thoughts on anti-Black racism in our society, and Medium and Kaepernick Publishing will co-publish thought-provoking feature stories from diverse writers of color,” Williams added.
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