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  by JeCorey Holder After years and years of whitewashed characters, white actors in various forms of racially insensitive make-up effects, and nonsense like Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone… it finally happened. After what seemed like an eternity after its initial announcement and following what seemed like an unstoppable train of hype leading up to […]

by Andrew Keahey I remember being put to bed by my Mother when I was a small child. I remember feeling my head start to bob and my eyes start to droop as I tried unsuccessfully to watch the late night shows that the grown ups got to watch. She would scoop me up in […]

*A note from our Deputy Editor: The themes at Black Youth Project during the month of February are Black Joy and Black Love. It is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics, the connections thereof, and the things surrounding them* By Law Ware Marvel’s Black Panther […]

Tickets for Marvel’s next blockbuster feature film, Black Panther, went on sale on Monday and it did not take long for it to shatter advance ticket sales records. According to a press release by Fandango, a user survey issued by the website shows that Black Panther is Marvel’s second most anticipated movie, only trailing Avengers: […]

By Terrence Sage The following is a list of comics either ongoing or releasing this year. It is focused on either Black creative teams penning the adventures of superheroes, or comics that star Black superheroes in a prominent light!

The promotions to hype up all things Black Panther and Wakanda are in full swing. This morning we were treated to a double dip of soundtrack hype. First, Kendrick Lamar confirmed that he is not only going to be featured on the soundtrack for Marvel’s Blacker than Black movie, but he is going to be […]

Kendrick Lamar continues his assault on pop culture following up his Grammy nominations with an explicit hint that he is working on a track (or tracks) for the Ryan Coogler directed film, Black Panther. In a video for his song “LOVE.” from his Grammy nominated album DAMN. Lamar appears to do everything but verbally say […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers orchestrated the highest scoring first quarter in the history of the NBA Finals on Friday, but there’s a good chance a lot of fans missed a big chunk of it. Instead of watching the Cavs drop 49 points, a lot of us were stuck staring at our phones and […]

Angela Bassett has been cast as Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda, in Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther film, according to Deadline.

Roxane Gay will be the first ever black female writer for Marvel Comics. Yeah, we know, it’s 2016 and wild that it’s taken this long. But we’re going to focus on celebrating the long overdue achievement. Gay will be teaming up with Ta-Nehisi Coates for a separate story in Marvel’s current Black Panther run. It will specifically […]