"Black Panther" has taken over the weekend with fans packing theaters to see the latest Marvel offering.
In case you've been living under a rock, the film stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, prince and later king of Wakanda, who is also known as Black Panther. The film follows him as he tries to protect his homeland, a fictional African country called Wakanda, from evil forces.
Fans around the world are so excited for the film, a rare movie fronted by a black superhero, that some have even dressed up in outfits inspired by the continent of Africa or by previous films about fictional African countries, such as "Coming to America."
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Black People in SPAIN after #BlackPanther OUR TIME IS NOW! pic.twitter.com/vicap5QwcM
— Chocozinga Mbande, reina de Ndongo y de Matamba (@Machocolatera) February 17, 2018
#BlackPanther #BlackPantherChallengeSA pic.twitter.com/oFLsd1fHsp
— #Cocoonbae (@Caroeflav) February 16, 2018
This might be the best #BlackPanther photo ever pic.twitter.com/dEsKYy6ppu
— yellowmello (@yellowmello) February 17, 2018
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