Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Scores Super Bowl Program Slot For Colin Kaepernick Series Anti-Racism Learning Guide

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EXCLUSIVE: NFL fans are going to see Colin Kaepernick at the Super Bowl tomorrow.Sort of.Long a social justice thorn in the league’s paw, the ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback isn’t taking the field at SoFi Stadium as the L.A.

Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals on February 13. However, a fictionalized version of the activist will be featured in the official program for Super Bowl LVI, I’ve learned.Specifically, Jaden Michael as a teenage Kap is featured in an ad from Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY for the learning companion to the Netflix series Colin in Black & White, which launched back on October 29, 2021 on the streamer.Coming after Kaepernick being essentially blacklisted by the NFL for his taking a knee stance in protest against racism and police violence back in 2016, the placement of the ARRAY 101 ad in the 288-page Super Bowl program is a high-profile win and opportunity for both Colin in Black & White creators DuVernay and the Super Bowl XLVII player.

Using the six-episode coming of age and cultural commentary limited series as a launch pad, the Colin in Black & White learning companion debuted online yesterday.

Giving notice, DuVernay’s media collective had full-page ads in the likes of USA Today and the New York Times this week spotlighting the Colin in Black &White learning companion and other such guides for other projects.DuVernay explained the purpose of the ads and the learning companions to Deadline:I believe that knowledge is a necessary tool in building a just society.The idea that vital parts of American history education are being erased from official curriculum, that vital works of literature are being banned, that vital discourse is being muted is something I can’t sit quietly by and watch happen.