Black Panther: Can We Just Enjoy It?

Black Panther, the Black superhero movie we’ve been praise dancing for, drops in a little over two weeks. Longtime fans and anxious newcomers alike have been posting, tweeting, and spreading the good word of our king and savior, T’Challa, and his squad of female warriors the Dora Milaje. This week we got to gaze upon the most moisturized actors in Hollywood as Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, and the rest of the cast of Black Panther blessed us with their presence on the purple carpet. It is amazing to see Black people from all walks of life come together to geek out over such a momentous occasion in Black cinema. We are all the photographer. However, with all the appropriate levels of excitement, there’s bound to be a handful of overzealous fans, who worship our lightskinned Egyptian ancestors through Dr. Umar’s Facebook sermons, who pull ashy thoughts out of their third eyes. Exhibit A: Noooo. Nooooo. No no no no no no no no (Georgina voice). LITERALLY no. Let’s Talk Money First off, Black Panther’s opening weekend sales are projected at over $100 million, which is really good for those of us that live in the real world. Second, a quick Google search would inform you that T’Challa, *fictional* king of Wakanda, is worth $90.7 Trillion. That’s trillion. With a “T”. Not an “M”. Not a “B”. A “T.” He’s got 30 more of these back at the crib. Everyone who bought a ticket to the movie (including people who are not Black) would have to go see the movie almost a millio…