wakanda
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Black Panther Delivers the Biggest, Blackest Superhero Movie Ever and It’s Just as Good as You Want It to Be
When I sat in the theater and screened Black Panther, I felt like the woman in the audience at the Five Heartbeats’ show who couldn’t stop squirming out of her seat. And then I Googled “Wakanda ticket prices,” as if the country were real. The short review is: Black Panther is a thing of cinematic…
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Sooo I Don’t Know Shit About Black Panther. I Can’t Wait to See It With Y’all, Though
I think it’s time that I come clean about something that’s been eating at my soul food for the past, I don’t know, six months. Dear Black Community, I do not know jack shit about Black Panther, Wakanda, Makes Me Wanna T’Challa or pretty much anything related to the entire story being turned into a…
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The Blackest Red Carpet Ever: Black Panther Premiered Last Night, and We Were Not Ready
True-confession time: Sometimes even a tireless fashion editor needs a nap. This is why I was facedown in a pool of pillow Monday night, while Black Panther had its “red carpet” premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. No, I’m not proud, but I am better rested. These posts don’t write themselves, y’all. But every…
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Hey, Dude: Black Panther Wasn’t Filmed in Africa, Just Like Star Wars Wasn’t Filmed in Space
I am the last person to believe in black sacred cows. You want to go after the Obamas? Go for it. You want to question the quality of Beyoncé’s music? Have at it. You want to say that some of Ava DuVernay’s movies are boring? Be my guest. We’re ’bout that life here at The…
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Journalists Offered Reward to Ask Trump About US-Wakanda Relations
Want to know what would happen if a reporter seriously asked President Donald Trump how that bilateral trade agreement with Wakanda is panning out? You’re not the only one. On Saturday, a widely shared tweet from Sara Benincasa, a screenwriter and author, called for a journalist to “very seriously” ask Trump “his opinion on our…
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Get a Dose of Wakanda in the Trailer for Avengers: Infinity War
You’re going to cry real tears after you watch the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. Seriously, although the movie opens in late spring, after Black Panther, we’re given even more Wakanda in Infinity War as Marvel heroes join forces to defeat the tyrant known as Thanos. From Iron Man to Thor and, of course, Black…
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Wakanda Forever: On the Importance of Black Panther
The time has finally come. After waiting 20-odd years (read: my entire life), we are finally on the eve of Black Panther’s arrival. And by “eve,” I mean that finally, Black Panther will be the very next Marvel film to grace our eyeballs. Indeed. Come Feb. 16, 2018, black people across the African Diaspora will…
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Judge of Characters: White Gloves and Whiter Lies
This week I learned that Donald Trump Jr. earned his name fair and square and tweets just like his daddy! And it’s a good thing I learned that when my special guest, political strategist and #WokeBae Angela Rye, joined me on Judge of Characters, because how else would I have been able to unpack his…