While we may watch superhero movies as a form of escapism, it's important to note the moral and societal impact of these stories. Movies don't just serve as entertainment but they double as powerful ways to educate and bring attention to the parallels that exist in real-life. In this episode, we discuss the Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther, and its influence & significance to the global black community.
In this episode you'll learn:
- When and why my guest and friend, Jean-Si decided to trace his African roots
- What he thought about the movie black panther
- How Jean-Si grew up being of two worlds
- What the movie meant from an African-American perspective
- Why representation in Hollywood matters to minorities
- If one massive blockbuster can do to reverse misrepresentation?
- The country he’s going to visit first in Africa
- A civil war put a wrench in his family’s plan to visit
- What he’s expecting to experience
- Why one-sided narratives are bad and ultimately detrimental.
- His thoughts on non-Black people doing the Wakanda salute.
- The positive impact the movie made
- How to respond if a kid asks if Wakanda is real.
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