Where Superheroes and the Ku Klux Clan Connect | News World

Captain America: Brave New World entered movie theaters five weeks ago. I grew up a comic fan and still dabble. I even went out to catch many of the Marvel movies on release.

I saw Black Panther twice. How could I not? It was a Black man getting to do all the cool superhero stuff, not as a side kick, but as the guy.

So, why am I not excited for a Black Captain America? It’s certainly more than superhero burnout.

I’ve learned to not hope for the radical politics necessary to sell me on Sam Wilson as Captain America in the current climate. Even the politics of Black Panther was problematic at the time but easier to dismiss.

Superheroes, especially superhero movies, are nothing but mainstream propaganda for maintaining the status quo, or worse, rolling things…more

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