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Marvel Comics character Riri Williams, an African-American woman superhero, was featured in MIT’s admissions video.

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Dylann Roof asked a federal judge if his former defense team could represent him for his murder trial.

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A tragic school bus accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee took the lives of at least five elementary school students on Monday.

  Alfre Woodard stars in Marvel’s Luke Cage as Mariah Dillard, a local Harlem politician–and cousin to recently announced Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes who is desperately looking to bring a new era of change on the very streets she grew up on.     She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her role and why more than ever […]

Marvel Comics unveils its lineup of special issues to promote math and science education. Three of the superheroes are Black.

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Superhero movies have taken over the box office in recent years, bringing many of our favorite comic book characters to life in spectacular fashion. Marvel’s Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers, Spider-Man, along with DC’s Batman and Superman, have all reached record-breaking success. And earlier this year, gun-toting anti-hero Deadpool literally blew box office numbers away. […]

Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with novelist Roxane Gay, Marvel’s first African American woman writer. She will pen World of Wakanda, a new series stemming from Black Panther set to premiere later this year. “I had no idea I was the first black woman. I think it’s because white people take a lot for granted. […]

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Bremer Trust, the administrator of his estate, filed court documents in Carver County, Minnesota, claiming that 13 people have failed to establish a close connection to Prince.

Tony Stark is backing away from his Iron Man armor and a 15-year-old Black girl will be suiting up in his place. Meet Riri Williams. She’s about the slay your local comic shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHiMdGgAkYQ/ Can you say new cosplay inspiration? Marvel announced today that Riri will be taking over as Iron Man this Fall in […]