We believe there’s a superhero in each of us. True Superheroes celebrates people who’ve overcome adversity, made amazing contributions to society, and inspired others to do the same. Each week we nominate people in different fields. This week we focus on Wakanda!
Lupita Nyong’o
As Nakia, Wakanda’s most effective international spy, Lupita Nyong’o is often expected to carry the weight of a nation on her shoulders. Fortunately, as a career festooned with awards illustrates, she’s just as capable as her onscreen counterpart. With an Oscar for her role as Patsey in 12 Years A Slave, and a Pulitzer Prize for her expose of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault, her unique combination of talent and bravery is an inspiration on screen and off.
This self-styled champion of misfits has risen to the top by not fitting in. From a childhood riddled with racist abuse in the housing projects of east London to an accomplished career as a screenwriter, poet and actor, Michaela has sought to elevate the underdog. Now she’s joining the Black Panther cast as another misfit - Aneka, the combat instructor of the Dora Milaje - while fighting for greater equality in the entertainment industry and beyond.
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When Angela announced she wanted to be in movies, her mother fired back, “Not in your lifetime. What black actresses do we have?” Fifty years on, Angela - who has become one of Hollywood’s most prominent black actresses - returns as Wakanda’s Queen Ramonda, but is now fighting new battles off-screen, raising awareness and funds to help fight diabetes which sadly led to her mother’s death in 2014.
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