How the “Black Panther” Film Is “A Defining Moment for Black America”
As Black History Month wraps up, DN! look at the record-breaking movie “Black Panther.” Since the release of “Black Panther” earlier this month, fans have crowdfunded campaigns to ensure children can see the film in theaters, teachers have incorporated the movie’s core themes of anti-colonialism and cultural representation into their curriculum, and activists have used film screenings to hold mass voter registration drives. The movie has also renewed calls for the release of more than a dozen imprisoned members of the real Black Panther Party. “Black Panther” has also ignited a firestorm of impassioned social commentary online among fans and detractors alike.
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Saturday, March 3rd 2018 at 9:47AM
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