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A Spoiler-Free Review of Black Panther With No Plot Points or Facts in Roughly 250 Words
I had the opportunity to see Black Panther on Tuesday afternoon. If you’ll remember, I don’t know shit about Black Panther. That all changed on Tuesday. I still don’t know as much as most folks who got backstories and histories, but now I know more. With this newfound knowledge and my excitement in tow, I…
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Call Me by My Name: Danai Gurira Writes About the Importance of Identity for Glamour Magazine
Fun fact: There was about a decade of my life where I didn’t like to be called by my given name. After an early childhood of correcting anyone who dared mispronounce it, I spent most of grammar school feeling burdened by a name seemingly so difficult, no one could be bothered to learn to say…
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#WCW: The Women of Wakanda Have Our Hearts!
Y’all. We are now less than 48 hours out from what will undoubtedly be the greatest cinematic triumph since The Wiz (yes, all films), and it is safe to say that along with the flu, Wakanda fever has officially hit The Root’s office this February. Among our staff, outfits were purchased even before tickets, and…
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BNYFW: Welcome to Wakanda!
Ever since Marvel slayed us with the first trailer for Black Panther, folks have been feening to dress up like the citizens of the superhero’s native Wakanda. So, of course, when New York Fashion Week and Black Panther premiere week collided Monday night, there was a presentation inspired by Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter’s costumes…
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She Got That Glow: Danai Gurira Was a Work of Art at Black Panther’s European Premiere
Danai, Danai, Danai … from The Walking Dead to Wakanda, Danai Gurira has slayed her way into our hearts, and does no less on the red carpet. At Thursday night’s European premiere of Marvel’s Black Panther, she wowed in black and emerald, rising like the beaded phoenix gracing her gown by Jean-Louis Sabaji—who notably also…
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Rodarte: Where Black Beauty Blooms This Season
Women who inspire us? Well, these women most certainly do! We’re thanking Rodarte—the two-sister design team from Los Angeles—for bringing us these stunning images of strong, smart, stellar women to sweep us into spring style. Just in time for fashion week, their 2018 Fall-Winter portrait series features Tessa Thompson, star of HBO’s Westworld; Black Panther’s Danai…
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Black Panther Hits the Red Carpet Live and You Can Partake, Too
The red carpet will be awash in blackness Monday night as the gorgeous melanated cast of Marvel’s Black Panther hits the red carpet for the Red Carpet World Premiere. Marvel Studios tweeted all about it on Monday. To be clear, this red-carpet premiere differs from the premiere-premiere, which will take place later. Monday night’s fete…
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The 15 Blackest Things About the New Trailer for Black Panther
1. The screen at the 0:00 mark right before the trailer started. I know black screens are standard before a film starts and after it ends, but this black screen was an extra, deeper black. A Maya and Amiri at the Schomburg black. I saw this black and immediately felt compelled to take a shot…
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Tupac’s Mom, Afeni Shakur, Remembered in Memorial Service in Brooklyn, NY
The fierce and fearless mother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur was remembered by old-school Black Panthers and activists on Saturday in Brooklyn, N.Y., reports Brooklyn News 12. Afeni Shakur was a former Black Panther and member of the Panther 21, who were jailed on conspiracy charges to bomb police stations, department stores and other public…