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Captain America has always been played by white actors — until now. Marvel's upcoming 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' features a Black Captain America.
The achievement is a significant milestone for Mark Waid, 62, who first introduced the concept of a Black Captain America in the 1998 comic book Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty. Reflecting on ...
The world might be getting a black Captain America. Disney+ just launched its second Marvel miniseries, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” spinning off two characters from the world ...
Note: This op-ed contains spoilers for ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.’ As a lifelong comic book fan, I see a Black Captain America as a long-overdue revolution in popular culture – one ...
New footage from the Marvel Studios movie (above) shows that Captain America’s new Wakandan-made suit has the same kinetic absorption capability as Black Panther’s suit, which can contain and ...
In its tale about Sam Wilson’s Falcon taking up the shield to become the Black Captain America, Disney+/Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Solider asks necessary questions about representation ...
According to Isaiah, “no self-respecting Black man would ever want to be” Captain America. Isaiah’s MCU backstory is very similar to that of his comic book counterpart.
The issue of a Black Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe first arose after Chris Evans, who portrayed Cap on-screen for eight years, passed the mantle on to Mackie’s Falcon in 2019 ...
As he rips through the Washington Monument, the only person standing in his way is a winged Captain America — notably, the first Black Captain America, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who received ...
During the final moments of the 2019 blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame,” the possibility of a Black Captain America became a likely Hollywood reality. An elderly, time-traveling Captain America ...
Anthony Mackie taking on the role of Captain America, a fictional comic book character initially portrayed as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, isn’t groundbreaking to comic books fans.
Anthony Mackie is the 1st Black on-screen ‘Captain America.' Why his historic role is controversial “Captain America can be an Asian man.