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Afro_isms in the Mainstream and what comes after Black Panther.
The term “Afrofuturism” exploded at the end
of March 2018 when Marvel’s Black Panther was released in cinemas worldwide. Suddenly this term that had been relegated to the world of “nerdom” and academia was being used by every film and culture critic in every major news publication across the globe.
Notable about the film’s release is that for many
persons Black Panther was not only the first time people may have encountered the term Afrofuturism, but it was also the first time many media consumers encountered any depiction of black persons in positions of technological, and sociological advancement not
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