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Chadwick Boseman gave us the superhero we so desperately needed

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For many Black people, Chadwick Boseman really was T'Challa.

Boseman starred as the African king and super hero in the 2018 blockbuster Marvel film"Black Panther" and the casting could not have been more on point.

He was grace personified as the leader of Wakanda -- a fictitious African nation which became a celluloid Black utopia.For in Wakanda, technology and science are developed by Africans, for African people's battles were won and lost using not just brawn, but also brains. He also knew the pride that African Americans could and should take in being descendants from the continent.

Moviegoers dressed in Afro-centric outfits to attend screenings and pay homage to the sumptuous costumes designed by Ruth E. Carter for the film .Think pieces were written about the films themes of nationalism, family and the importance of STEM in the Black community.

 

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