Kaepernick Publishing
FormationMarch 2019 (2019-03)
FounderColin Kaepernick
TypePublishing

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.

In 2020, a joint venture with Audible was announced, including an audiobook of a memoir by Kaepernick.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 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
  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 (2021-05-11). "Colin Kaepernick's Publishing Company Announces Release Date For Its First Book". HuffPost. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Lauren M. "Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing police and prisons in new essay series". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Colin Kaepernick's publishing company will release essays on policing, prisons". Chicago Sun-Times. Oct 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 22 May 2021.
  9. ↑ McNamara, Audrey (June 18, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick to join Medium as only minority board member". CBS News. Retrieved 22 May 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 22 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Shieber, Jonathan (June 18, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick joins Medium board of directors and inks partnership publishing deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Srikanth, Anagha (2020-10-07). "Colin Kaepernick says 'f--- reform' in new series on police abolition". The Hill. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Reid, Calvin (February 14, 2020). "Colin Kaepernick Launches Publishing House, Has Audible Audio Deal". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kaepernick to release memoir through his publishing company". Associated Press. February 13, 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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