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Publishing company founded by Colin Kaepernick
Kaepernick Publishing is a
publishing company founded by activist and
football player
Colin Kaepernick in New York
[1] in March 2019
[2]
[1] for "black and brown writers to control their narratives and retain ownership."
[3]
Background
The company's "Abolition for the People" project published 30 reprinted and commissioned
essays about
police abolition ,
prison abolition , and
Abolish ICE
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7] in partnership with
Medium
[8]
[9] as part of an ongoing partnership to create content.
[10]
[11] The series is meant to demonstrate the failures of
police reform in the United States
[12] and included authors like
Angela Davis ,
Ruha Benjamin , and
Kiese Laymon .[
citation needed ]
In 2020, a joint venture with
Audible was announced, including an audiobook of a memoir by Kaepernick.
[13]
[14]
References
^
a
b Draper, Kevin (February 13, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick to Release a Memoir and Start a Publishing Company" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 22 May 2021 . Updated Aug. 3, 2020
^ Pineda, Dorany (February 13, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick to release memoir through his own new publishing company" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 22, 2021 .
^ Church, Ben (February 14, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick to pen memoir through his new publishing house" .
CNN . Retrieved May 22, 2021 .
^ Richards, Kimberley (2021-05-11).
"Colin Kaepernick's Publishing Company Announces Release Date For Its First Book" .
HuffPost . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ Johnson, Lauren M.
"Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing police and prisons in new essay series" .
CNN . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ Zuluaga, Maritza (2020-10-15).
"Colin Kaepernick's 'Abolition for the People' highlights the fight to dismantle ICE" . AL DÍA News . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^
"Colin Kaepernick's publishing company will release essays on policing, prisons" .
Chicago Sun-Times . Oct 6, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021 .
^ Flynn, Kerry (June 18, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick is joining Medium's board to write about racism" .
CNN Business . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ McNamara, Audrey (June 18, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick to join Medium as only minority board member" .
CBS News . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^
"Colin Kaepernick Elected to Board of Medium as Blogging Platform's First Director Who Is a Person of Color" .
Variety . June 18, 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ Shieber, Jonathan (June 18, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick joins Medium board of directors and inks partnership publishing deal" .
TechCrunch . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ Srikanth, Anagha (2020-10-07).
"Colin Kaepernick says 'f--- reform' in new series on police abolition" .
The Hill . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^ Reid, Calvin (February 14, 2020).
"Colin Kaepernick Launches Publishing House, Has Audible Audio Deal" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 22 May 2021 .
^
"Kaepernick to release memoir through his publishing company" .
Associated Press . February 13, 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021 .
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