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The latest cover of TIME magazine has struck a chord. It features Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.
TIME’s new cover: Behind the revolutionary power of ‘Black Panther’ https://t.co/7knjU9cGD5 pic.twitter.com/HzHjQOCoMC
— TIME (@TIME) February 8, 2018
Accompanying the cover is a piece by journalist Jamil Smith.
I wrote about BLACK PANTHER for @TIME. https://t.co/CldGBeVaM7 pic.twitter.com/L2NykKjZuj
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 8, 2018
The privilege was mine. Thanks to @efelsenthal, @samlansky, @kellyconniff, @ohmgee, and the rest of the @TIME team for making this happen. The opportunity to write about @theblackpanther, an important film emerging at an important time, was invaluable. https://t.co/rCjs4AWgTn
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 8, 2018
Smith's article highlights the cultural significance of the film. He traces the history of the Black Panther comics, which first appeared in the civil rights era (1966 specifically), all the way up to the character's inclusion in the MCU, and what this means for black representation in media.
"This is not just a movie about a black superhero," Smith writes, "it’s very much a black movie. It carries a weight that neither Thor nor Captain America could lift: serving a black audience that has long gone underrepresented."
He points also to the film's widespread acclaim and probable commercial success will dispel the myth that black films are only marketable to black people.
"For a wary and risk-averse film business, led largely by white film executives who have been historically predisposed to greenlight projects featuring characters who look like them, Black Panther will offer proof that a depiction of a reality of something other than whiteness can make a ton of money."
People are enjoying both the cover and the article.
@JamilSmith explains in @TIME why I'm so excited for this. He also communicates why dismissing it as 'just a superhero film'—as a few white friends have said to me after I’ve mentioned my excitement—does it a big injustice (and misses the point entirely). https://t.co/ljzDmuqHkw
— (((Aaron Chandler))) (@ajc84) February 8, 2018
So dope 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 https://t.co/EabEWMhOZc
— JG (@Jocelyn707) February 8, 2018
Well I'm going to need this TIME cover in my classroom. #BlackPanther #AUWorldHistory #Wakanda https://t.co/cP8OnUVXnO
— Bernadette Bacero (@MsBacero) February 8, 2018
I cannot recall a @TIME cover that blew me away like this. OMFG! https://t.co/G1cDIxgv6c
— Finn Windu of Wakanda 🇭🇹 (@HonestTaalib) February 8, 2018
Read the full article over at TIME.