Smart Pop Classics: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die in Wakanda

In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. This week, Felicia Stewart discusses the significance of the movie, Black Panther, on Black culture in her essay “Cross My Heart and Hope to Die in Wakanda” from Why Wakanda Matters.

“If You Can See It, You Can Be It; Black Panther’s Black Woman Magic” (Allen, 2018)

“Making Wakanda Great Again” (Cooper, 2018)

“I Dream a World: Black Panther and the Re-Making of Blackness” (White, 2018)

“O Wakanda, Our ...