I heard of a great article by Nadra Enzi about black superheroes in fiction and real life. I thought that it was an insightful view point.Black superheroism is an “ism” I’ve practiced alongside many others. My brand is costume optional but focuses on exceptional characters and cultures within the Diaspora. Icons like Toussaint L’Ouverture and Paul Robeson join generational standards like “being twice as good to get half as much” and “give a brother a rope and he wants to be a cowboy” as models for against-all- odds success. It’s really another name for Black Exceptionalism; the art and science of excelling within racially hostile societies. We have superheroes in fact and fiction from whom to draw strength.
SuperHeroism: Black Exceptionalism Released.?.. : ThyBlackMan.com
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