The problem with Hollywood’s relationship with Black Lives Matter
In signing a deal for a docuseries with Colin Kaepernick, Disney has decided that backing the antiracism campaign is profitable
17 July 2020 - 05:06
This week Walt Disney, the world’s fourth-largest media and entertainment group, announced that it had signed a deal with former National Football League (NFL) star Colin Kaepernick, the man whose sporting career was initially ruined when he made the decision to take a knee during the 2016 season in protest against police brutality.
The deal will see Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN produce a docuseries about Kaepernick and the struggles he has faced since making his decision and becoming for many an early hero of the Black Lives Matter movement in the US...
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