They thought it was gonna make 700 million, but it actually made 1. 3 billion. So it had a business impact, it had a community impact, it opened up doors. dramatic music Rocket Thrusting it showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at afrofuturism and blacks in scifi, looking at horror was also highly profitable. Scifi is really a conversation about our humanity and mans relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. Its really exciting to know that more blackcentric Science Fiction is making its way onto the television screens, finally. Black people have always loved Science Fiction and have always loved fantasy. We just didnt know it. When you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then its a lie. We have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. And us getting our due is literally just opening the gates for everyone else. upbeat music no Ray Gun Firi
People. Black people were just so absent in Science Fiction, and its a blind spot. Black panther was a massive moment in our culture. They thought it was going to make 700 million. But it actually made 1. 3 billion. So, it had a business impact. It had a community impact. It opened up doors. It showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at black looking at horror was also highly profitable. Scifi is really a conversation about our humanity and mans relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. Its really exciting to know that more blackcentric Science Fiction is making its way onto the Television Screens finally. Black people have always loved Science Fiction and have always loved fantasy. We just didnt know it. When you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then its a lie. We have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. And us getting our due is lit
before a blerd was a term. he was a black nerd, and he got superpowers. there was an explosion last night. it was a gas. it changed me. check it out. not only was it entertaining. you had this kid flying around with this sewer cap with this natural hair, but it also didn t shy away from things we were all talking about and dealing with at the time. everything from gang violence, gun violence, homelessness. they were all baked into the fabric of the show. you know, look, there was peter parker out there. but he was our version of that. it also sounded and felt very much of black culture. the sound track was very hip hop. i believe the theme song was by, like, lil romeo. playing it straight because
check it out! - not only was it entertaining, you have this, this kid flying around on this sewer cap with his natural hair, but it also didn t shy away from things that we were all talking about and dealing with at the time. everything from gang violence and gun violence, homelessness, they were all baked into the fabric of the show. hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! (electricity zapping) - you know, look, there was peter parker out there, but he was our version of that. - it also sounded and felt very much of black culture. the soundtrack was like, very hip-hop based. i believe the theme song was by like, lil romeo. (lil romeo singing) static and roam we down all the way playing it straight cause crime never pays okay it felt very black and very authentic. - i am a man. - you re the black panther, the sacred god of our clan. - the black panther was the equivalent
could be at the residence or if the student had been using some type of hotel room or staying at a friend s home or had a vehicle and they found some material in that vehicle, you know, it would indicate that he did have materials to possibly make explosive devices somewhere else in another location, made some devices, placed them near the school and in the school and now they have to contend with that. again, it does slow down the searches because they have to be all the more meticulous with every door and drawer and sewer cap or anything else they lift up because it could be booby-trapped. booby trap is the word that keeps coming into my mind, shimon, and the idea that actual explosive devices were found in there. maybe it seems obvious that somebody who wants to come into his own school, apparently, and shoot his classmates want maximum damage, but this takes it to a level that we haven t