Colin In Black & White

A phenomenally brilliant depiction of the greatest hero of our age on Netflix

Taking the knee by Alex Motoc via Unsplash

Colin Kaepernick has changed the world forever.

One man through his convictions and activism has taken on the world on his terms and won quite decisively.

Over the course of the last football season in the English Premier League, players from every team have been taking the knee as part of the efforts to combat racism in the game.

During the European championships held in a number of cities across the continent, players of various nationalities were also playing their part in taking the knee before games were played.

It is indeed the greatest testament to a man, whose actions were condemned by the previous President of the United States of America, as being unpatriotic and led to his being ostracized from the game he truly loved.

And it came as no surprise that the streaming giant decided to commission a show depicting his early life and how his convictions were formed and the result was Colin in Black & White.

Over six episodes, a number of subjects were tackled and these are big takeaways for me:

However well meaning his adoptive parents were, their prejudices and biases reflected the bigotry of…