From Black Panther to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black characters are transforming the superhero narrative for a new generation. They can fight the bad guys and save the world, but do they ...

There's Don Cheadle's War Machine. Chadwick Boseman appears as Marvel's first African superhero, the Black Panther. And Anthony Mackie returns to a Captain America movie as the Falcon, asking Cap ...

From Falcon to Black Panther to a potential new Superman, a wave of rejuvenated heroes, reimagined by Black creators, are rewriting superhero mythologies. DC, Kyle J Baker/Marvel, David Crownson ...

After successfully rescuing a hostage for the U.S. Air Force, superhero Sam Wilson, a.k.a. the Falcon (Anthony Mackie), arrives home in Delacroix, La., to try and help his sister secure a loan ...

The CW’s “Black Lightning” and Netflix’s “Luke Cage” brought Black superheroes to television, and in the just-concluded Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” Anthony ...

Fear of a Black Superhero ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ is just the latest in a series of comic book adaptations to cheer American empire—and vilify any form of radicalism.

Falcon’s turn in the famous stars-and-stripes costume is just the latest in an increasingly wide range of black superheroes, and could be a big symbolic step forward.

And though the Black Panther first appeared during the Civil Rights era, the main wave of black superheroes that followed – think Luke Cage, Black Lightning, the Falcon, Storm of the X-Men ...

This article was originally published on bamsmackpow.com as Ironheart’s Marvel Cinematic Universe connections.

When discussing that superhero element, Skogland said she wanted to emphasize the story of Captain America’s shield. “The politics behind it, and the DNA behind the whole series was going to ...

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