As the long-awaited sequel "Coming 2 America" finally arrives on Amazon Prime Video Friday, a look back at how the 1988 original inspired African pride in a generation of black Americans.

In 1988, Eddie Murphy teamed up with his “Trading Places” director John Landis and put the fictional African nation of Zamunda on the map in the hit rom-com “Coming to America.” ...

But like "Black Panther," "Coming to America" was a box office hit notable for its majority black cast and the way it challenged people’s perceptions of Africa.

(The Root) — When Coming to America premiered 25 years ago, on June 29, 1988, it was an instant classic — and the third-highest-grossing film of the year.

The tandem reunited for 1988’s “Coming to America.” The film, which is about a pampered African royal, who avoids an arranged marriage by fleeing to Queens, New York, is a classic love story ...