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Ava DuVernay on how Colin Kaepernick embraced his Black identity while growing up in a mostly white town
Ava DuVernay’s latest project is a Netflix series that dives into the early life of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenAva DuVernay’s latest project is a Netflix series that dives into the early life of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “He was a Black child adopted by white parents living in a predominantly white town, and really attracted to Blackness, but with nothing anchoring that in his own life,” DuVernay tells KCRW.
Also, could a plan to tax billionaires raise enough money to fund President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, and should nature be granted legal rights in the face of climate change?
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4 storiesCould taxing billionaires’ unsold assets raise enough money to pay for Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen described a tax on billionaires that would help pay for President Biden’s ambitious social policy agenda.
Read the story10 minGiving legal rights to nature: Can this effectively fight climate change?
“The rights of nature movement is very closely tied to … the human right to a clean environment,” says Katie Surma, Inside Climate News reporter.
Read the story11 minAva DuVernay on Colin Kaepernick, Black identity, and listening to your inner voice
Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix series dives into the early life of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “He was a Black child adopted by white parents living in a predominantly white town, and really attracted to Blackness, but with nothing anchoring that in his own life,” DuVernay tells KCRW.
Read the story18 minWould you pay $250 for Andy Warhol drawing? 999 copies and 1 original are on sale
A group called MSCHF recently bought an original Andy Warhol drawing, called “Fairies,” for $20,000. Then they digitally recreated it, making 999 copies and aged them to look exactly like the original.
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