Sentences with phrase «pop cultural heroes»

Celebrating the importance of role models and icons in combating the legacies of racism and discrimination, Afro Supa Hero provides a snapshot of a childhood journey to adulthood, shown through Jon's personal collection of pop cultural heroes and heroines of the African diaspora.

Not exact matches

As fitting as it might've been to have the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie about a black hero in theaters while the first black commander in chief was in office, Narcisse feels it wouldn't have conjured the same kind of pop - cultural moment.

Despite being an obvious advertisement for LEGO ® toys, it was a delightfully anarchic riff on all things pop - cultural, its nuttiness grounded in an aspirational tale of the hero's journey towards self - actualization.

Thanks to director Ryan Coogler, the regal hero and his homeland have served as a seismic pop cultural event, rekindling the imagination of a generation of African - Americans and creating a renaissance in the character and his world.