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Publishing company founded by Colin Kaepernick

Kaepernick Publishing
Kaepernick Publishing logo
FormationMarch 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03)
FounderColin Kaepernick
TypePublishing

Kaepernick Publishing is a publishing company founded by activist and football player Colin Kaepernick in New York in March 2019 for "black and brown writers to control their narratives and retain ownership."

Background

The company's "Abolition for the People" project published 30 reprinted and commissioned essays about police abolition, prison abolition, and Abolish ICE in partnership with Medium as part of an ongoing partnership to create content. The series is meant to demonstrate the failures of police reform in the United States and included authors like Angela Davis, Ruha Benjamin, and Kiese Laymon.

In 2020, a joint venture with Audible was announced, including an audiobook of a memoir by Kaepernick.

References

  1. ^ Draper, Kevin (February 13, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick to Release a Memoir and Start a Publishing Company". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2021. Updated Aug. 3, 2020
  2. Pineda, Dorany (February 13, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick to release memoir through his own new publishing company". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. Church, Ben (February 14, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick to pen memoir through his new publishing house". CNN. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. Richards, Kimberley (May 11, 2021). "Colin Kaepernick's Publishing Company Announces Release Date For Its First Book". HuffPost. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. Johnson, Lauren M. "Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing police and prisons in new essay series". CNN. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. Zuluaga, Maritza (October 15, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick's 'Abolition for the People' highlights the fight to dismantle ICE". AL DÍA News. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  7. "Colin Kaepernick's publishing company will release essays on policing, prisons". Chicago Sun-Times. October 6, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  8. Flynn, Kerry (June 18, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick is joining Medium's board to write about racism". CNN Business. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  9. McNamara, Audrey (June 18, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick to join Medium as only minority board member". CBS News. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  10. "Colin Kaepernick Elected to Board of Medium as Blogging Platform's First Director Who Is a Person of Color". Variety. June 18, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  11. Shieber, Jonathan (June 18, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick joins Medium board of directors and inks partnership publishing deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  12. Srikanth, Anagha (October 7, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick says 'f--- reform' in new series on police abolition". The Hill. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  13. Reid, Calvin (February 14, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick Launches Publishing House, Has Audible Audio Deal". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  14. "Kaepernick to release memoir through his publishing company". Associated Press. February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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