Born Natural | Colin in Black and White | Netflix

History shows us that imposed Black beauty standards can equate to a form of social control. Colin Kaepernick, Ava DuVernay, Jaden Michael, and others discuss the message behind Young Colin’s hair journey in the limited series.

What you know isn't the entire story. From Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, Colin In Black and White shows the coming of age story of a kid who just wanted to play ball, but was destined for much more. Jaden Michael stars as young Colin Kaepernick in this six-part series about the athlete turned activist’s high school years. Colin In Black and White premieres October 29, only on Netflix.

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Born Natural | Colin in Black and White | Netflix

Colin Kaepernick narrates this drama series recounting his formative years navigating race, class and culture while aspiring for greatness.

[dianakrajewski]

They hate our hair styles and hair because it keeps us proud of our culture and who we are. I had that problem at my job when a supervisor came at me about my hair dictating that I had to straighten it. I blew up like a blow fish and released an anger I did not know I had within me. At the end of all of the madness.I threatened to sue their arses and they backed down real fast. Stay true to who you are and allow no one to make you feel bad about it period!

[jazzmoos]

Black hair is gorgeous - often stunning! I always have to look twice because I admire how incredibly creative and beautiful the styles are. I can’t know what you all go through - but I will never stop trying to understand.

[Flashyfinancier]

"Im the highest paid slave in the world" - Colin Kaepernick

[EFV]

Great series about what it means to be a privileged, biracial, and adopted nerd by wealthy parents that live in a two story house in California. The race hustling was cringe, along with the shameless humiliation of his mother for woke points... but the lifelong identity crisis, acting out for attention, and self-esteem issues are accurate of Colin and perfectly portrayed in the series.

[khalidbinwaleed]

Really loved the detail on biracial hair I went through the hole thing

[guerdynerodriguez]

These comments are sick. Y’all watched just to hate. If you don’t like Colin or what he has to say don’t watch! And don’t pay attention! It’s simple as that. Yet y’all watched and gave him views and likes bc you’re obsessed and or mad someone is challenging your thinking and your privilege or microaggressions. I know most of y’all in the comments have definitely said a racist thing or two to a black person irl. Cut the bs and stfu !

[gnarkillMTB]

I couldn’t even get past the trailer, I thought it was satire

[mattmccullough]

Him comparing the NFL to slavery was so disrespectful to people who actually were slaves slaves didn't get paid millions of dollars live in million-dollar mansions and drive hundred-thousand-dollar cars slaves were forced to work against their will without pay and beaten if they refused. I know one thing if someone was paying me millions of dollars to go out and do absolutely nothing but play a game I would keep my mouth shut and have nothing to complain about. White NFL players get Treated the same way are they slaves too. Tom Brady must have been a great slave. You can't make it about race when it happens to everybody no matter what color they are. That's not how racism works. You have to be the only race of people that it happens to for it to be racist.

[onlyicon]

I can see why Colin Kaepernick speaks up simply by this comment section. The sheer ignorance is astounding, I will never understand what a black person will go through as an white Irish person but know they do have hardships in modern day society and we all should hear that out.

He took some serious guts to stand up for what he believes in and had every right to looking at the horrendous treatment from the police in the states

[LolLololol-mi]

So the actor hasn’t ever had his own hair braided 😂

[soroyal]

I LOVE IT! Embrace what GOD Created you to be and not what others want you to be.🙌

[barombolobombolo]

Yo Netflix all that fuss about the closer but you still defending cuties lmaooo

[Shanycole]

I loved the series! Great job Ava, Kap, and Netflix.

[mattmccullough]

Hair has nothing to do with race I come from a mixed-race family and that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my entire life.

[Herozonex]

Heres a thing folks instead of focusing of trying to be black or white, why not just be yourself?

[ProfessorThascales]

This show is so damn pretentious! Kaepernick himself is so disconnected from the real world it is laughable.

[anasshahid]

Colin in Black and White was incredible, really enjoyed the series, the sets, production design, everything was really well done, Jade did a great job as Kap, hope we get a second season 👏👏👏😊

[elindsay]

Because no one will answer the question. I just found the answer. Colin in black and white on netflix

[stephenp.harris]

It's so very satisfying to finally see ppl of all different races/backgrounds see this fickle little boy the what he purveyor of racial hustling hatred & diverseness that is no diff than Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, David Duke or Skinheads.

[marianojean]

acting in a film is my biggest dream 😢