Black Radical Thought as Pathology in Black Panther

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, noon

In this episode host, Dr. Sheena Howard talks to Charles Athanasopoulos, current graduate student in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. Charles discusses anti-Blackness, sensationalism and "being a realist" in the film Black Panther. 

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